Job summary
The Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team is a multi-disciplinary team offering intensive short-term crisis mental health interventions to those in the Chichester and Bognor Regis area. We aim to prevent hospital admissions and to facilitate supported discharges from mental health hospital settings.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit someone, who is enthusiastic, with good communication skills and is committed to working as part of a team and in partnership with service users and carers.
You will need to have some experience of working in a mental health setting and be willing to work flexible hours to enable the team to provide a 7 day service.
You will receive regular supervision and have the opportunity for personal and professional development as well as contributing to the team's development.
You will be expected to travel across sites in order to cover an urban / rural area.
About us
You will be joining a committed and dynamic multidisciplinary team and will be fully supported and empowered to make a difference to creatively develop many new ways of working, towards building safe and responsive quality mental health services fit for the future.In return we can offer a supportive working environment and access to training opportunities to assist you to realise your potential and achieve a greater degree of job satisfaction.
As a Trust employee you will enjoy the following:
- Excellent starting salary
- NHS Pension contributions
- 27 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
- Flexible Working patterns
- Child care vouchers
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- NHS Discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting and dynamic role that offers the opportunity for development and implementation of high-quality services. Previous experience in a mental health setting is essential. We offer excellent staff support through clinical supervision and teamwork.
Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team is integral to our Urgent Care Pathway and ensure people presenting to acute mental health services receive a compassionate, person- centred assessment.
This is a seven day per week service, which may necessitate some working unsocial hours, however, working unsocial hours does bring a salary increase, in line with Agenda for Change guidelines.
If you are looking for a role where you can use the experience you have gathered to make a real and tangible difference to a developing service, then this is the job for you!
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting and dynamic role that offers the opportunity for development and implementation of high-quality services. Previous experience in a mental health setting is essential. We offer excellent staff support through clinical supervision and teamwork.
Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team is integral to our Urgent Care Pathway and ensure people presenting to acute mental health services receive a compassionate, person- centred assessment.
This is a seven day per week service, which may necessitate some working unsocial hours, however, working unsocial hours does bring a salary increase, in line with Agenda for Change guidelines.
If you are looking for a role where you can use the experience you have gathered to make a real and tangible difference to a developing service, then this is the job for you!
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Care and equivalent skills acquired through experience
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience working within a health or social care setting
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Good communication skills
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Care and equivalent skills acquired through experience
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience working within a health or social care setting
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Good communication skills
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).
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).
