Job summary
The Mental Health Crisis Intervention Team (MHCIT) are undergoing an exciting period of transformation and to support this we are recruiting additional practitioners into our dynamic and supportive multi disciplinary team.
The MHCIT Team is a Crisis and Home Based Treatment service for adults aged 18-64 (and their families and carers) living in Hull and East Riding who are experiencing an acute mental health crisis.
We work closely with our partner agencies including Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Humberside Police, Secondary, Primary and voluntary care providers to deliver Crisis and Home Based Treatment and offer a gatekeeping service for Inpatient care.
We are seeking professionals with a Mental Health or Learning disability nursing or social work registration with specialist mental health experience. We are looking for professionals who are patient and carer focused, patient safety led and experienced in mental health and risk assessment and management and developing robust care pathways.
We are seeking individuals who are motivated, enthusiastic and have experience of working with people who have complex needs and severe enduring mental illness. This role requires good organisational skills, being able to demonstrate an ability to prioritise and delegate work effectively, and an interest or specialism in urgent and emergency mental health care, providing expert clinical advice and support and providing leadership and guidance on shift.
Main duties of the job
The main features of this role include assessing the care needs and developing and implementing plans of care for individuals who are experiencing acute mental health deterioration or who are in a state of mental health crisis.
Collaboration with patients and carers and partner agencies is a key element to delivering high quality crisis and acute interventions.
We provide crisis assessment and Home Based Treatment Interventions, gatekeeping for inpatient admissions, coordinate and manage the section 136 suite/Mental Health Based Place of Safety pathway at Miranda House and the 111 option 2 Urgent phone line. We are due to commence partnership working with the Mental Health response Vehicle with Yorkshire ambulance paramedics which is a vehicle to provide an effective response to people in mental health distress who have called 111 or 999 and require a face to face response. Our work is diverse, fast paced and clinically rich.
We are a 24/7 service therefore patterns of duties include days, evenings, weekend's, nights and bank holidays.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Registration with the HCPC/NMC or equivalent.
- A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical practice and service
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by a post-graduate qualification or specialist training, experience, short courses equivalent to post-graduate diploma qualification
- Knowledge and understanding of the evidence-based relevant to the clinical area
Desirable
- Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
- Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to clinical and service area
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
Experience
Essential
- Completed preceptorship programme
- Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant or similar service area
Desirable
- Successful completion of preceptorship
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area
- Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Able to demonstrate effective interpersonal/communication s
- Evidence of good time management skills
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
- Provide working hours to support the service needs
Desirable
- Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities
- Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Registration with the HCPC/NMC or equivalent.
- A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical practice and service
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by a post-graduate qualification or specialist training, experience, short courses equivalent to post-graduate diploma qualification
- Knowledge and understanding of the evidence-based relevant to the clinical area
Desirable
- Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
- Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to clinical and service area
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
Experience
Essential
- Completed preceptorship programme
- Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant or similar service area
Desirable
- Successful completion of preceptorship
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area
- Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Able to demonstrate effective interpersonal/communication s
- Evidence of good time management skills
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
- Provide working hours to support the service needs
Desirable
- Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities
- Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures.
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).
