First Responder

Job overview

Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker passionate about making a difference in mental health crisis care? Join our First Response Team at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust!

You’ll provide high-quality, evidence-based interventions, risk and safety management, and safeguarding for patients in crisis. Working collaboratively with allied health professionals, you’ll empower patients and carers, champion dignity and choice, and support recovery-focused care.

Closing Date: 21st June 2026 Midnight

Shortlisting Date: 22nd June 2026

Interview Date: 6th July 2026

Main duties of the job

- To provide care and interventions, risk and safety management and safeguarding of patients involved with the First Response Service

- To engage in regular supervision with the Team Manager/Advanced Nurse Practitioner

- Discuss, reflect and find solutions to challenges experienced in the role

- To deliver a high standard and quality service which enables patients to be supported throughout their care pathway whilst promoting independence and protecting choice, dignity, privacy and safety

- To work in support of other allied health care professionals in the assessment, planning, and evaluation of care and treatment

- To communicate effectively at all times with other services of the Care Trust, other health care professionals and with the patient family, carers/visitors to ensure holistic care is delivered

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.