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Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
About
We provide health and social care for people with mental ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Norfolk and North Essex. Employing around 3,000 staff who deliver these services within the community as well as inpatient settings. HPFT was rated as outstanding overall by the CQC at the last inspection and we are proud winners of the prestigious Health Service Journal Award Mental Health Trust of the Year.
We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services and medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
We have operated as a NHS Foundation Trust since our authorisation in August 2007. This gives us opportunities to further build upon and improve the services for our community. Benefits include a stronger involvement with local communities through our members and Council of Governors and the ability to borrow finance to support our capital investment programme.
Our work is driven by a very strong set of values. We provide services which make a positive difference to the lives of patients, service users and their carers, underpinned by choice, independence and equality.
Safety is a top priority at HPFT and for the second year running in 2019, we achieved a national ‘best score’ for the theme of safety culture amongst mental health and learning disability trusts, which is a tremendous achievement. Our staff have told us that the care of our service users is the most important thing at HPFT. Staff also recommend HPFT as a place to work and as a place for their friends and family to receive care.
Our partnerships with other organisations are very important to the way in which we work. We play a full part in the local health and social care economies by promoting greater integration between mental and physical health and social care. These include:
- Local authorities and commissioners. We work closely with our local commissioners. Our largest contract involves working with East and North Herts CCG, Herts Valley CCG and Hertfordshire County Council to deliver integrated health and social care services.
- Our Chief Executive, Tom Cahill, led the development of ‘A Healthier Future’, the sustainability and transformation plan for Herts and West Essex which has since been granted ‘Integrated Care System’ (ICS) status.
- Being a university trust, with close links to the University of Hertfordshire. This provides excellent learning and development opportunities for staff, as well as strengthening clinical research.
Mental Health Crisis Practitioner – First Response, Crisis
Accepting applications until: 11-Dec-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 11-Dec-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Kingfisher Court, Kingsley Green, Harper Lane, Radlett, WD7 9HQ
- Address
- Kingsley Green Harper Lane
- Town
- Radlett
- Postcode
- WD7 9HQ
- Major / Minor Region
- Hertfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (over a 7 day week 24HR Service)
Salary
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 per annum, pro rata (+ 5% fringe HCAS included)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Nursing
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
http://hpft.recruitforvalues.com/
Job overview
Are you a mental health nurse, social worker or occupational therapist?
Are you interested in working with an outstanding Trust to develop and deliver community treatment in mental health?
We are seeking to recruit a Mental Health Practitioner to join the friendly and supportive First Response (Crisis) team based in Radlett in South West Hertfordshire.
It’s a genuinely exciting time to join – we’re developing new ways of working, which will see us delivering a 24/7 responsive adult crisis and acute home treatment service – but we need your to help us achieve our vision. The role will provide a genuine opportunity for you to develop your skills and make a difference.
Please contact Sam Bracey on 07818421506 for an informal chat or to arrange a visit. We look forward to hearing from you!
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The successful candidate will:
- have substantial clinical experience of working with service users who have presented with a mental health crisis
- have a real passion for mental health crisis services, and the difference they can make
- deliver the highest standards of care to our service users and communities
- be part of a multidisciplinary team of staff who are committed to improving the lives of our service users and carers
- a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
In return, we can offer you:
- the opportunity to take part in our future leaders programme, undertake non-medical prescribing and AMHP training
- excellent promotion and development prospects
- state of the art clinical environment
- 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
- One of the UK's best pension schemes
- Special leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
- Employee Assistance Programme
Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.
Working for our organisation
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Crisis service supports people experiencing a mental health crisis providing 24- hour access, seven days a week, 365 days a year, to mental health care, advice, support and treatment. The service is for people who are over the age of 18.
You will rotate between delivering telephone crisis triage, crisis assessment, resolution and home treatment.
You will offer crisis intervention, advice and support on telephone and undertake first response face to face crisis assessments in a variety of settings.
You will ensure that service users receive the most appropriate care and treatment following triage and assessment, referring to the most appropriate mental health provision or signposting to the relevant services.
You will undertake crisis assessments of people with mental health problems in acute crisis and where appropriate provide intensive community based treatment/support services as an alternative to in-patient admission.
For a more indepth person and job description please read the attached
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Dip / BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing or Dip SW/CQSW or Dip/BSc in Occupational Therapy.
- Curent Professional Registration.
- Preceptorship and Mentorship Training.
- Documented evidence of continued professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate clinical and therapeutic qualification.
- AMHP training.
Experience and Attainments
Essential criteria
- Significant post qualification experience of working in a range of settings relevant to the post.
- Experience and knowledge of implementing safeguarding procedures for children and adults.
- Experience of working with service users presenting with emotional/psychological difficulties and challenging behaviour with their families and wider networks in situations of crisis and emotionally demanding environments.
- Experience of working in crsis services
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with a wide range of clinical groups including adult mental health, older people’s mental health, substance misuse and learning disability.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, ethical issues, strategic frameworks and current guidelines regarding the range of presenting complex problems and their implications for both practice and professional management within mental health services.
- Knowledge of recent developments in mental health/learning disability provision for specific service user group including government initiatives for working with a range of service users in the crisis care pathway.
Desirable criteria
- Facilitating clinical supervision.
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Clinical skills to assess people in a variety of settings who have an acute mental health presentation.
- Specific clinical skills applicable in an acute community setting e.g. brief therapy, cognitive therapy, and anxiety management, de-escalation.
- Comprehensive risk assessment skills.
Desirable criteria
- Delivering a range of psycho- social interventions for relevant service user group.
Communication and People Skill
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate effectively, orally and in writing at an age-appropriate level – complex, highly technical, and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and professionals within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in liaising with other agencies and providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Organisational skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to maintain high standards of record keeping, including data entry and recording.
- Ability to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals in accordance with professional, ethical guidelines and Trust policies.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sam Bracey
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07818421506
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