Job summary
Mental Health Crisis
Practitioner Band 5 to 6 Development Programme.
Have you been
working in mental health acute care but have not had the opportunities that you
need to improve your practice?
Navigo Access
team is excited to introduce to you our crisis practitioner development programme which will improve your assessment and therapy skills so that you can
consistently make a positive impact to our service users lives and their
experience of mental health crisis care.
We offer a
structured development plan, moving you from novice to expert in crisis work.
We have partnered with award winning training services to provide the academic
element of our programme, and will provide you the opportunity to work
alongside experienced crisis practitioners to practice the skills learnt in the
classroom.
You
will be trained in crisis assessment, formulation, solution-focussed therapy,
motivational interviewing, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, suicide risk
assessment and management.
Main duties of the job
You will attend all taught
sessions and implement the skills learnt in your daily work in the Access
services. You will work alongside your
allocated mentor and under supervision will complete mental health assessments
and crisis interventions. Following each
assessment you will complete structured reflective practice supervision until
such a time that you are signed off as competent in both assessment and crisis interventions.
You will need to achieve competency to implement our specialised suicide risk
assessment CAMS (Collaborative Assessment & Management of Suicide).
You
will work within a 24-hour rota across the Access services, including our
walk-in mental health crisis service, hospital liaison service and our Single
Point of Access (SPA) service. Once competent you will be responsible for
initial assessment, implementation, planning, and evaluation of care for those
presenting in a mental health crisis.
About us
Hello!
We are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire's
mental health and well-being. We are an award-winning social enterprise that
provides mental health services to the NHS and beyond.
The whole basis of our work is
to deliver services that we would be happy for our own family to use.
We offer a range of mental
health services, including acute and community facilities as well as specialist
support such as outstanding older adults inpatient services, rehabilitation
and recovery community mental health and an outstanding specialist eating
disorder facility.
Ranked as one of the top UK
companies to work for, we featured in the Best Companies top 100 large company
list and were named sixth best health and social care company 2023.
As a social enterprise, we do
things a little bit differently and have also developed income-generating commercially
viable businesses that provide training, education and employment opportunities
including Grimsby Garden Centre and two cafes.
Working at Navigo is not like
working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we really mean it.
We like to work with
forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.
Come join us!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To engage in
our development programme to work towards becoming an expert in crisis
assessment and intervention.
Work within
the values and ethos of Navigo ensuring that every interaction you have with
our service users is the standard you would want for your own loved ones.
Advocate for
your service users and be their voice where needed
Always work
with care and compassion and be able to identify any deficits in this for
reflection within supervision
Ensure that
positive risk management based on a strengths-based approach is evident in
every treatment plan
Always work
in a non-judgemental way, ensuring you work collaboratively with the individual
in crisis and their loved ones and ensure that they are always heard.
Always
consider physical health, social and economical circumstances of the individual
when assessing and implementing crisis care.
Pay due
regard to any identified capacity issues and work within the individuals capacity at all times
Be a
reflective practitioner, understand your limitations and be open within
supervision about these to facilitate learning and development of your practice
Following
assessment develop a formulation of need and ensure all interventions address
the needs identified and regularly evaluate the impact of the interventions and
amend accordingly.
Be committed to your own professional development and use every opportunity to increase your
own skills and knowledge
Share your
skills and knowledge with the wider team and be an active member in developing
the team
Be open about
any observations of poor practice and have the courage to speak up if needed
and address this to support our service users
Maintain
accurate records, both written and computerised to ensure continuity of care
and safe care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To engage in
our development programme to work towards becoming an expert in crisis
assessment and intervention.
Work within
the values and ethos of Navigo ensuring that every interaction you have with
our service users is the standard you would want for your own loved ones.
Advocate for
your service users and be their voice where needed
Always work
with care and compassion and be able to identify any deficits in this for
reflection within supervision
Ensure that
positive risk management based on a strengths-based approach is evident in
every treatment plan
Always work
in a non-judgemental way, ensuring you work collaboratively with the individual
in crisis and their loved ones and ensure that they are always heard.
Always
consider physical health, social and economical circumstances of the individual
when assessing and implementing crisis care.
Pay due
regard to any identified capacity issues and work within the individuals capacity at all times
Be a
reflective practitioner, understand your limitations and be open within
supervision about these to facilitate learning and development of your practice
Following
assessment develop a formulation of need and ensure all interventions address
the needs identified and regularly evaluate the impact of the interventions and
amend accordingly.
Be committed to your own professional development and use every opportunity to increase your
own skills and knowledge
Share your
skills and knowledge with the wider team and be an active member in developing
the team
Be open about
any observations of poor practice and have the courage to speak up if needed
and address this to support our service users
Maintain
accurate records, both written and computerised to ensure continuity of care
and safe care.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Two years post registration level
- Experience working within acute mental health services or mental health ward based work.
Desirable
- Psychosocial interventions
- Use of clinical assessment measures
Qualifications
Essential
- A current professional qualification (RMN/RNMH/SW/Occupational Therapist or equivalent.)
Desirable
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Compassionate and caring approach to work
- Passion to support people with acute mental health needs
- Understanding that the experience of a mental health crisis is a subjective experience
- A positive work ethic
- Team player
- Experience of working within the MHA
- Experience of safeguarding
- Experience of assessing capacity
- Experience of assessing mental health and implementing care to address needs identified
- Risk assessment and management
- Experience of working within an MDT
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Two years post registration level
- Experience working within acute mental health services or mental health ward based work.
Desirable
- Psychosocial interventions
- Use of clinical assessment measures
Qualifications
Essential
- A current professional qualification (RMN/RNMH/SW/Occupational Therapist or equivalent.)
Desirable
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Compassionate and caring approach to work
- Passion to support people with acute mental health needs
- Understanding that the experience of a mental health crisis is a subjective experience
- A positive work ethic
- Team player
- Experience of working within the MHA
- Experience of safeguarding
- Experience of assessing capacity
- Experience of assessing mental health and implementing care to address needs identified
- Risk assessment and management
- Experience of working within an MDT
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
