Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Practitioner

Job summary
We know that service users recover quickly at home, and you will be an integral component for ensuring that this is done in a safe and specific way as an alternative to hospital admission, working alongside the wider MDT.

As a Band 6 Nurse in the CRHT, you will be responsible for providing urgent and emergency triage, advice and assessment for people in a mental health crisis. You will also be responsible for undertaking home treatment visits as indicated by the MDT. This will include the provision and delivery of highly skilled nursing care, including care planning and care delivery, biopsychosocial interventions, clinical risk assessment and management, and promoting recovery and inclusion.

You will be required to work autonomously, understand capacity and flow of the service and the organisation, attend MDT meetings, undertake gatekeeping assessments for inpatient admissions and crisis house admissions, work collaborative with the crisis house to lead on care for admissions as a service and facilitate early discharge from the inpatient wards where clinically indicated. As a Band 6 Nurse in the CRHT, you will also provide clinical leadership and supervision for junior staff.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a clinical service that is service user focussed, accessible and responsive on 24-hour, 7-day a week basis.
• To triage all mental health referrals into the Team to determine the priority for service response and the appropriate clinical pathway.
• To provide and deliver highly skilled nursing care, including full mental health assessment, care planning and care delivery, biopsychosocial interventions, clinical risk assessment and management, and promoting recovery and inclusion.
• To recommend and refer, where treatment is indicated, to the most appropriate team/service.
• To undertake gatekeeping assessments for inpatient admissions and crisis house admissions.
• To work collaboratively with the crisis house to lead on care for admissions as a service.
• To facilitate early discharge from the inpatient wards where clinically indicated.
• To deliver home based treatment interventions for all clients, ensuring best practice is implemented.
• Where appropriate to participate in Mental Health Act assessments so that alternatives to formal hospital admission are considered.

About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. 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:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Demonstrable post registration experience as a Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist working with people who have complex mental health needs.
• Experience of Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) working.
• Skills in coordinating and planning inter agency approaches in mental health care
• Demonstrable experience of assessing high levels of risk and formulation of robust risk management plans including the ability to make decisions to ensure the safety of individuals and carers.
• Experience of conducting comprehensive and holistic mental health assessments which attend to needs across biopsychosocial domains.
• Experience in safeguarding (both adult and children) and specialist risk assessment.
• Supervising students, and junior members of staff when required.
• Experience of delivery evidence-based treatments and interventions.
• Co-producing care plans and crisis plans alongside client and families.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community setting.
• Previous experience of working in the environment where the post is held.
• Experience of working with statutory and non statutory agencies
• Involving service users and carers in care delivery
• Experience of working within a crisis service.
• Experience of acute inpatient experience.
• Working with service users and carers in service improvement
• Values based recruitmenT

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with current registration with relevant professional regulator.
• Evidence of Relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Practice Educator training / experience of supporting students.
• Risk Assessment and Management Training.

Desirable

• Suicide Prevention Training.
• Supervision Training.

Knowledge
Essential

• Ability to use initiative and work without immediate supervision.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding, empathic approach
• Skills in coordinating and planning interagency approaches in mental health care
• An understanding of current mental health issues.
• Specialist Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, including; Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, Care Act, Human Rights Act

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of the roles of other professionals working within mental health
• Excellent knowledge of community resources both statutory and non-statutory
• Detailed understanding of the principles of recovery
• Ability to assess and respond to individuals presenting with self-harming behaviours, implementing appropriate interventions including risk management, harm minimisation, and brief therapeutic strategies to ensure safety and promote recovery.
• Experience of working within trauma informed services

Skills
Essential

• Ability to work independently and exercise professional autonomy, while recognising risk and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Experience in developing and implementing Risk Management Plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies.
• Demonstrable skills in clinical risk assessment, contingency planning, and managing individuals in acute distress
• Competent in delivering brief psychological interventions, including crisis management and harm minimisation strategies.
• Knowledge and application of CBT-informed approaches in practice.
• Ability to manage high emotional distress and challenging behaviours, including verbal aggression.
• Experience supporting individuals with self harm behaviours, focusing on safety and recovery-oriented care.

Desirable

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a clear and concise command of English
• Strong report-writing ability, ensuring accurate and professional documentation.
• Highly skilled in engagement and relationship building, including working with carers, families, and support networks.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise workload dynamically in response to changing demands
• IT literate, with experience using Microsoft systems and willingness to learn new digital tools.
• Proactive, motivated, and conscientious approach to delivering high-quality care
• Effective contributor within a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).
• Ability to support and contribute to the development of junior staff, including informal teaching and mentoring.
• Capable of delivering training and education to both qualified and unqualified staff.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and challenges discriminatory behaviour constructively
• Recognises the importance of family/carer involvement in care planning and risk management.
• Willingness to engage in research, service development, and continuous improvement.
• Passionate about delivering person-centred, high-quality services
• Ability to undertake physical interventions, including moving & handling and management of violence/aggression (MVA).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Address
Great Oaks
97 Ashby High Street
Scunthorpe
DN16 2JX
United Kingdom

Employer's website
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Service Manager
Natasha Jarrett
View email address on meeveem.com

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).