Job overview
If you are energetic, motivated to try innovative ways of working within in a welcoming and friendly multi-disciplinary team and have clinical skills that encompass urgent mental health and home treatment interventions then please consider applying.
The Scarborough Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team is looking for a Registered Mental Health Clinician to cover a 9 month secondment period. Our team provides a responsive assessment and home treatment service to those experiencing an acute mental health crisis in the community.
As a Home Based Treatment Clinician you will be expected to work collaboratively with Service Users, Carers and other professionals, offering interventions as an alternative to hospital admission as the primary element of your role.
This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Main duties of the job
The successful postholder will provide a telephone triage & support service to service users and carers who self-refer via NHS111 option 2 and supporting service users who are awaiting Mental Health Act Assessment in the Health Based Place of Safety.
You will work as a member of the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team, providing intensive home treatment to patients and support for their families in accordance with Trust and Crisis Team Policies and Procedures.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidenced based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field
- Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
- Care Programme Approach and its application inpractice
- Understanding of Safeguarding and its applicationin practice
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
- Clinical Governance and Clinical Supervision
- Awareness of psychological models of careand treatment
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with mental ill-health
- Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
- Working in a community setting
- Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Working in partnership with other agencies
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification required and appropriate current professional registration
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
- MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
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This advert is for Home Intensive Treatment Clinician with Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust in Darlington, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is 9 months (Fixed term/secondment for 9 months). The application deadline is 29 Jul 2026.
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