Overview
Mental Health Practitioner role at Devon Partnership NHS Trust. The Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team is a pivotal, county-wide service whose main focus is to offer an alternative to inpatient admission and provide intensive treatment within the community. The service operates within locality-based leadership teams to ensure effective gatekeeping for all service users referred for hospital admission. Outreach is central, with most assessments taking place in non-hospital environments. As an active member of the integrated multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will contribute to a 24-hour community-based Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service across the county as an alternative to hospital admission. The role involves delivering rapid assessments and planning effective, evidence-based home treatment in collaboration with service users, carers and professionals from both established services and locality teams.
Mental Health Practitioners are responsible for delivering high-quality mental health services and effectively managing a defined caseload. This role emphasises ongoing assessment and treatment for individuals experiencing mental health challenges, as well as support for their carers. Duties include recovery coordination, care management, and collaboration with both statutory and non-statutory organisations. The post holder will also contribute as an active and effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.
Responsibilities
* Deliver timely, evidence-based mental health assessments and interventions to individuals in acute distress or crisis.
* Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide rapid response and short-term support in community settings.
* Formulate risk assessments and safety plans collaboratively with service users and carers.
* Liaise with internal and external services to ensure continuity of care and appropriate onward referrals.
* Provide clinical leadership and supervision to junior staff and support workers where appropriate.
* Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to service audits and quality improvement initiatives.
* Promote recovery-focused, trauma-informed, and person-centred approaches in all aspects of care.
* Participate in rota-based working, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays to ensure 24/7 service coverage.
* Uphold Trust values and contribute to a culture of compassion, inclusion and excellence.
Under direction
* Develop, deliver and oversee treatment plans for clients open to the Crisis Resolution Team.
* Assess, manage and formulate clinical risk with each client.
* Offer crisis resolution as an alternative to hospital admission, available 24/7/365.
* Serve as the gatekeeper for inpatient hospital beds.
Our Values and Equality
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing, and strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation and through partnerships to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people\'s recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do. We are an inclusive employer and applications are encouraged from all sections of the community, regardless of protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part-time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
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