Crisis Care Practitioner - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Clinician working with our systems partners -East Midlands Ambulance Service( EMAS) to implement best practice models relating to Mental Health Response Vehicles (MHRV) so that patients/citizens in mental health crisis can be supported through an approach that provides discreet attendance in the MHRV enabling triage assessment, treatment, support and or signposting.


This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust.

This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period.

This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust.

This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.


We are seeking enthusiastic and experienced Band 6 Mental Health Nurses to provide clinical assessment and mental health support and signposting to citizens of all ages in a mental health crisis.

You will work closely with trained ambulance staff on the Mental Health Response Vehicle who will be equipped to respond effectively to people in crisis.

You will be an experienced RMN and have current NMC registration.
You will have proven post qualification experience.
You will have a sound knowledge of risk assessment and demonstrate sound evidenced based practice. Past experience of working in a crisis team will be advantageous.

This is an exciting new service the post holder will be expected to support the development of the provision.

You will be based at East Midlands Ambulance Service Beechdale Road Nottingham NG8 3LL.

Additional training will be provided by EMAS.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day.

We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire.

Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.


As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire.

We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.


Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.


We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network.

Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions.

We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you

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To provide comprehensive specialist assessments using highly developed skills, including the risk assessment and management of individuals who present in mental health crisis.


To work as autonomous senior practitioner who is accountable for their own professional activities, providing clinically effective and where possible evidence based therapeutic interventions, utilising specialist analytical and interpretive skills for adults and their carers presenting with complex needs.


To demonstrate expertise in analysing and reflecting upon their own clinical practice and that of others in all aspects of care given to patients in crisis and their families/carers.

To work effectively with colleagues from other disciplines as appropriate throughout the assessment and treatment process

To have highly developed report writing skills
Be responsible for providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive distressing and emotional information in relation to health issues. Communicate sensitive complex information about their condition to patients and their carers.

Developed knowledge of safeguarding procedure and experience in how to manage these situations including advising colleagues where necessary.
To work within professional and ethical frameworks established by national bodies such as the Department of health and the NMC
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