Job summary
The Coral Crisis assessment hub is co-located with The Lotus assessment suite at Springfield Hospital and covers five boroughs Wandsworth, Sutton, Merton, Richmond and Kingston. The crisis hub includes the following teams, the Mental health support line, Street triage practitioners and the crisis assessment team (CAT). The unit provides emergency same day mental health assessments for patients presenting in crisis. The unit includes The Lotus assessment suite consisting of 7 reclining chairs and two Coral plus chairs for patients who cannot be safely assessed in a community setting.
The service aims to provide a single point of access to patients in crisis. The hub will be able to conduct same day face to face emergency assessments in the community. The hub will work closely with partner agencies such as the police, NHS111 and LAS to ensure patients presenting in crisis receive timely, accessible, safe, effective, high quality care. The service will provide same day urgent assessments to patients over the ages of 18yrs old and telephone support to children and YP from all boroughs within the Trust.
Agile and flexible working:
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible and agile working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage.
Main duties of the job
If you are a forward thinking experienced band 5 nurse ready to develop your clinical skills further or a seasoned band 6 expert, this is an exciting opportunity to consider. We are looking for someone who is clinically competent with assessment experience to join the team.
If you want to be part of a pioneering service this is an opportunity not to be missed. The post will enhance your skills in autonomous clinical decision making, assessment of mental health and physical health needs, risk management, crisis management, development of managerial skills as well as joint working with multiple agencies/services.
Career progression pathways and development opportunities
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties.
About us
The Coral Crisis assessment hub is a new 2021 Urgent Care initiative which was developed following a review of the trusts Acute and Urgent care crisis pathway.
About our location:
Tooting (Wandsworth)
Our Trust headquarters is located within the impressive grounds of Springfield University Hospital in Tooting and we also operate in nearly 100 other locations throughout the UK. This is easily accessible via the Northern Line (Tooting Bec Station) and via private transport. The Trust provides subsidised parking fares for all our substantive staff. Our main site is located immediately next to Tooting High Street where staff can easily access a range of shops, cafs and restaurants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a senior practitioner within the Trusts Crisis assessment hub. The Crisis assessment hub is an integrated assessment service. It provides mental health assessments for patients in acute crisis in the community requiring same day emergency care. Patients can be referred via the Trusts Mental Health Support Line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The service aims to work in partnership with the police andambulance services. The Crisis Hub has the ability to assess patients in their own home, also to consider alternatives such as going to the Recovery Caf to be assessed there, or to local healthcare premises such as a GP surgery or walk-in centre to be assessed there. Or in one of the two Hub chairs.
Through the provision of an informed assessment of needs/risk, and the enabling of the right community support to meet these where feasible the Crisis Hub aims to:
- Transform the crisis pathway to ensure patients in crisis receive high quality care, in the least restrictive environment possible.
- Provide timely access to services that aim for parity of esteem with physical health
- Provide access to an all-age 24/7 mental health crisis line, that includes transfer from 111 and GP services.
- Provide face to face services that provide support in the most appropriate setting, which may include mobile services
- Provide access to services that are supported by effective direction to / transport between services
- To access provision outside of an emergency department setting, unless there are over-riding physical health needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a senior practitioner within the Trusts Crisis assessment hub. The Crisis assessment hub is an integrated assessment service. It provides mental health assessments for patients in acute crisis in the community requiring same day emergency care. Patients can be referred via the Trusts Mental Health Support Line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The service aims to work in partnership with the police andambulance services. The Crisis Hub has the ability to assess patients in their own home, also to consider alternatives such as going to the Recovery Caf to be assessed there, or to local healthcare premises such as a GP surgery or walk-in centre to be assessed there. Or in one of the two Hub chairs.
Through the provision of an informed assessment of needs/risk, and the enabling of the right community support to meet these where feasible the Crisis Hub aims to:
- Transform the crisis pathway to ensure patients in crisis receive high quality care, in the least restrictive environment possible.
- Provide timely access to services that aim for parity of esteem with physical health
- Provide access to an all-age 24/7 mental health crisis line, that includes transfer from 111 and GP services.
- Provide face to face services that provide support in the most appropriate setting, which may include mobile services
- Provide access to services that are supported by effective direction to / transport between services
- To access provision outside of an emergency department setting, unless there are over-riding physical health needs.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- RMN (current NMC registration)
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Mentorship Qualification
- ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable
- RGN
- oEducated to degree or diploma level nursing or other courses relevant to acute and urgent care e.g. brief solution focussed therapy, risk assessment/management, assessment etc.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- oDemonstrable experience of post qualifying work in psychiatry, with evidence of experience at Band 5
- oExperience of working with people who have experienced serious ongoing mental health problems
- oExperience of assessing and managing crisis with those with a severe mental illness
- oExperience of working within an assessment team.
- oExperience of working as a Clinical Supervisor
- oExperience of implementing and monitoring standards of care
- oExperience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- oExperience of supervising junior staff within own and/or other disciplines
- oExperience as a preceptor / mentor.
- oKnowledge of clinical governance and audit.
- oKnowledge of relevant professional and clinical legislation.
Desirable
- oOther relevant post registration experience
- oExperience of working in a community mental health team.
- oAudit and research experience
- oExperience of teaching/training in a formal or informal setting
- oExperience of working in an assessment setting
- oExperience of recruitment and selection of staff
- oExperience of managing and monitoring budgets
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- RMN (current NMC registration)
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Mentorship Qualification
- ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable
- RGN
- oEducated to degree or diploma level nursing or other courses relevant to acute and urgent care e.g. brief solution focussed therapy, risk assessment/management, assessment etc.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- oDemonstrable experience of post qualifying work in psychiatry, with evidence of experience at Band 5
- oExperience of working with people who have experienced serious ongoing mental health problems
- oExperience of assessing and managing crisis with those with a severe mental illness
- oExperience of working within an assessment team.
- oExperience of working as a Clinical Supervisor
- oExperience of implementing and monitoring standards of care
- oExperience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- oExperience of supervising junior staff within own and/or other disciplines
- oExperience as a preceptor / mentor.
- oKnowledge of clinical governance and audit.
- oKnowledge of relevant professional and clinical legislation.
Desirable
- oOther relevant post registration experience
- oExperience of working in a community mental health team.
- oAudit and research experience
- oExperience of teaching/training in a formal or informal setting
- oExperience of working in an assessment setting
- oExperience of recruitment and selection of staff
- oExperience of managing and monitoring budgets
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.
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).
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.
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).
