Crisis Clinician - RMN, OT or SW

Oxford Health NHS Trust

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Job summary

We require a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker who can work both independently and as part of our team, with the support of the team leaders and can bring their own professional expertise to a fast-paced team, and who are confident in managing risk in the least restrictive way. By its nature, crisis work requires professionals who have a broad range of skills including being skilled mental health assessors with a proven ability to signpost service users towards the most effective treatment pathways. The Crisis Clinician role is an important development in care provision and is pivotal in helping us deliver safe and effective care to our patients.

Currently as well as Crisis response and Home treatment work, we triage all referrals and conduct all emergency and urgent assessments; we are a large team of clinicians. Plans are under way to introduce a Gateway service and continue to transform our Crisis team into a fully functioning Crisis and Home Treatment team working toward HTAS accreditation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have the opportunity to be based with the online Acute Treatment Programme within the CRHTT which provides assessment, signposting and short-term treatment interventions where required, to all referred service users. ATP is an online DBT-based group programme, each group is facilitated by 2 staff and covers a wide range of topics / interventions. Services users who present in crisis and would benefit from DBT based group work are supported for 2 weeks through the ATP programme.

The post holder will work within the Recovery Model and will play a key role in developing the interventions required for the CORE Crisis Fidelity model. They will work as part of our team managing the care for a caseload of patients, liaising with other professionals and reviewing the patients care under Care Programme Approach. Additionally, they will provide support to service users in crisis when required. This will become the core business of the team. The practitioner will also work with the team in delivering our responsibilities under the Care Act 2014 with regards the assessment and care planning of Social Care needs.

About us

The Crisis Response and Home Treatment Team in Buckinghamshire Mental Health Services is a key part of the Urgent Care Pathway meeting the demands of the Ten-Year Plan to provide Crisis Response and Home Treatment Services. Clinicians employed into the team are part of an exciting and developing service aimed at supporting our most vulnerable patients and their families in the least restrictive setting possible, by providing a variety of highly intensive interventions at home.

High Wycombe is a large market town in Buckinghamshire, lying in the Valley of the River Wye, surrounded by the Chiltern Hills. There are excellent transport links to London and the rest of the country, with a mainline station with direct access to London and good access to the country's motorways. Schools in Buckinghamshire are highly regarded and house prices and rents are lower than those found in London.

Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Staff accommodation
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme

Date posted

20 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year Per annum | Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-BM4572308

Job locations

Saffron House

Easton Street

High Wycombe

HP11 1NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

The team operates 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. Currently the online ATP covers 5 days per week (Monday to Friday) and this role may include working a pattern of days shifts over the 7 day period. This post will evolve to meet the requirements of the NHS 10-year plan and to meet that standards set out in the HTAS standards for best practice in Home Treatment and Crisis Teams with the post holders full involvement.

To triage new referrals into the team with support from colleagues and our consultant psychiatrist and to manage them with an appropriate level of urgency in relation to the presenting risk.
To carry out the initial assessments of service users who meet the referral criteria of the Urgent care pathway / CMHT and to undertake short term treatment where appropriate.
To manage, formulate and implement treatment plans, delivering care under the clinical model.
To evaluate effectiveness of care / treatment plans whilst working within the framework of CPA and Risk Assessment.
To report all relevant information to the referring agent and keep them informed of the service users progress.
To assess, plan, set goals with the service user, carers and families; implement and evaluate care using psycho-social interventions and skills to meet individual needs.
To deliver individual therapeutic activity using therapeutic interventions and skills.
To work with the team to develop, maintain and review a therapeutic online group program which supports our service users through their acute phase toward their recovery.
To be responsible for monitoring and evaluating treatment plans, transferring service users to the CMHT, other teams within the Trust, or discharging them when appropriate.
To liaise and establish good working relationships with referring agents, colleagues in Primary Care services, Social Services, Community Mental Health Teams, Assertive Outreach, In-Patient services, Criminal Justice, Voluntary Sector and other agencies as appropriate.
To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and to attend team meetings, professionals meetings and other work led meetings as required.
To work with the multi-disciplinary team in developing plans that offer supportive care in the least restrictive way.
To carry out crisis interventions and offer support out of hours to service users who require step up care and working closely with colleagues in the CMHT to support clients in an acute phase.
Close liaison with CRHTT and CMHT to ensure appropriate support is offered to service users outside of acute day hospital hours.
To maintain service user confidentiality in delivery of treatment packages.
To respect the needs of service users, their families and other significant persons in care planning and management, including assisting them in meeting their needs.
The post holder will follow agreed practice guidelines and ensure that, where possible, clients are cared for in the least restrictive environment.
The post holder must be willing to work in other areas of the Urgent Care Service, including other Trust sites where exceptional circumstances or exceptional workload requires additional support.

Please note:

New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To triage new referrals into the team with support from colleagues and our consultant psychiatrist and to manage them with an appropriate level of urgency in relation to the presenting risk.
To carry out the initial assessments of service users who meet the referral criteria of the Urgent care pathway / CMHT and to undertake short term treatment where appropriate.
To manage, formulate and implement treatment plans, delivering care under the clinical model.
To evaluate effectiveness of care / treatment plans whilst working within the framework of CPA and Risk Assessment.
To report all relevant information to the referring agent and keep them informed of the service users progress.
To assess, plan, set goals with the service user, carers and families; implement and evaluate care using psycho-social interventions and skills to meet individual needs.
To deliver individual therapeutic activity using therapeutic interventions and skills.
To work with the team to develop, maintain and review a therapeutic online group program which supports our service users through their acute phase toward their recovery.
To be responsible for monitoring and evaluating treatment plans, transferring service users to the CMHT, other teams within the Trust, or discharging them when appropriate.
To liaise and establish good working relationships with referring agents, colleagues in Primary Care services, Social Services, Community Mental Health Teams, Assertive Outreach, In-Patient services, Criminal Justice, Voluntary Sector and other agencies as appropriate.
To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and to attend team meetings, professionals meetings and other work led meetings as required.
To work with the multi-disciplinary team in developing plans that offer supportive care in the least restrictive way.
To carry out crisis interventions and offer support out of hours to service users who require step up care and working closely with colleagues in the CMHT to support clients in an acute phase.
Close liaison with CRHTT and CMHT to ensure appropriate support is offered to service users outside of acute day hospital hours.
To maintain service user confidentiality in delivery of treatment packages.
To respect the needs of service users, their families and other significant persons in care planning and management, including assisting them in meeting their needs.
The post holder will follow agreed practice guidelines and ensure that, where possible, clients are cared for in the least restrictive environment.
The post holder must be willing to work in other areas of the Urgent Care Service, including other Trust sites where exceptional circumstances or exceptional workload requires additional support.

Please note:

New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

registration
RMN / OT / SW qualification

Desirable

additional qualifications

Experience

Essential

community experience

Desirable

crisis experience

Personal qualities

Essential

Team player

Desirable

willingness to learn

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

registration
RMN / OT / SW qualification

Desirable

additional qualifications

Experience

Essential

community experience

Desirable

crisis experience

Personal qualities

Essential

Team player

Desirable

willingness to learn

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).