The service triages and assesses all urgent and emergency referrals to identify the most appropriate service to meet individual needs when persons are experiencing a mental health crisis. This involves telephone triage, support, signposting, and face-to-face full needs assessment, care planning, and referring to relevant services. The team currently consists of Community Mental Health Nurses, Approved Mental Health Professionals, Consultant Psychiatrists, and other associated medical staff. The team provides a service over a 24/7 period encompassing a varied shift pattern.
Responsibilities:
1. To provide a clinical service that is service user focused.
2. To triage all mental health referrals to the Crisis Team to determine the priority for service response and the appropriate clinical pathway. This includes completing identified shifts based at Woodside, working alongside the Care Co-ordination centre call handlers to provide timely triage for callers to the crisis line.
3. To carry out full assessments of needs, including comprehensive risk assessments of persons referred or self-referred to the service.
4. To recommend and refer, where treatment/intervention is indicated, to the most appropriate team/service, utilizing all available resources.
5. To identify appropriate treatment-based interventions for all service users, ensuring that best practice is implemented.
6. To participate in Mental Health Act Assessments where appropriate, so that alternatives to formal hospital admission are considered.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs around 4000 talented colleagues who are appreciated, valued, and respected. Our wide portfolio includes mental health, physical health, learning disability, and drug and alcohol services. We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and work hard to attract and select the right colleagues. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first-class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below: RDaSH Strategy 2023-2028
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