Crisis Care Nurse

Job overview

We currently have an opportunity for Crisis Care Practitioner (Band 6) in our Crisis, Assessment & Treatment Team in Ealing

The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the assessment, co-ordination and the delivery of a high quality mental health service for patients under the care of Crisis Assessment and Home Treatment Team (CAHTT) who require assessment by secondary mental health services for pathway planning, crisis intervention in the community, or gate keeping for the inpatient wards and community recovery house with the emphasis for potential providing home treatment. They will also lead and monitor the performance of the staff in the team.

CAHTT is dedicated to providing timely, flexible, and person-centered interventions aimed at preventing hospital admissions and readmissions. The team focuses on supporting individuals within their communities, tailoring care to meet their unique needs.

The role involves actively contributing to the continuous development and improvement of services, ensuring that effective care pathways and individualised care plans are in place to facilitate urgent and crisis care access. The post holder will champion evidence-based practices by offering clinical advice and support, serving as a role model, and delivering education and training as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

To contribute to the assessment of physiological and/or psychological functioning.

To contribute to planning, delivery and monitoring interventions and/or treatments

To discuss the assessment to be undertaken with the work team and understand his/her own role in the overall assessment and the activities to be undertaken.

To respect individuals’ dignity, wishes and beliefs and obtain their consent for the assessment to be undertaken.

To identify appropriate methods, techniques and equipment for different activities taking into account any risks.

To undertake and record assessment activities as agreed with the care team, following established protocols/procedures and consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

To report assessment findings in the appropriate format to the people who need them.

To offer to the team his/her own insights into the health and well-being needs and wishes of the service users and make suggestions on the treatment that might be needed.

To maintain awareness of Trust medicine management policy and protocols and ensure adhered to practice guidance, as they are updated and respond to national and local guidance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.