Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Practitioner - Runcorn, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Runcorn, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Halton Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team to work as a senior mental health practitioner to deliver high quality safe and effective care.

The post holder will also demonstrate a passion crisis resolution home treatment team delivery, quality improvement and attitude which respects and values service users' choice and works alongside them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning.

Shortlisting planned for 15th March 2023

Interviews planned for 2nd March 2023

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within the framework of Effective Care Co-ordination (ECC).

The post holder will operate as part of an integrated Home Treatment Service but be expected to be flexible in terms of delivering care within a variety of environments.

The team will work to assess and provide treatment to service users with complex needs. Alternative options to admission will be considered where possible.

The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users' choice and works alongside them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning.

The post holder will be expected to participate in a 24hr roster system including nights and weekends

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.

Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

CLINICAL:

Formulate, contribute to, and participate in, the development and implementation of assessment and care planning systems in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team

Manage a case load within the Crisis Resolution /Home Treatment Team

Carry out generic and specialist assessments, including risk and provide therapeutic interventions/ home treatments within the most appropriate setting in accordance with the service users and/or carers' needs.

- Complete Gatekeeping for all Inpatient admission requests across Merseyside. Assess whether users can be managed safely within the community promoting quicker recovery. Assess Risks and collaboratively develop safety plans with users/carers.

Ensure effective liaison with inpatient units across the Trust to facilitate early discharges or to undertake reviews of those users placed out of area.

Act as the Duty Practitioner /2nd Duty, as part of a rotational roster.

Fully participate in ECC undertaking a care-coordinator role as appropriate

Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care.

Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.

Ensure the safe management of medicines and adhere to safe practice and principles of administration in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and Trust Medicines Code.

Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the multi-disciplinary team.

Participate and promote positive intra-agency working.

Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision and act as Named Nurse as required.

Participate and assist in setting standards of service user care based on sound research findings.

Act as knowledge resource in specialist area of practice to other team members and other agencies as required.

Where indicated and following completion of the relevant training the practitioner will act as a non-medical prescriber, at all times working within their sphere of clinical competence.

MANAGERIAL:

Undertake delegated responsibilities as agreed with Clinical Team Manager.

Support the formulation and implementation of clinical and operational practices, and procedures as appropriate.

Support the implementation, monitoring and updating of an operational policy and philosophy for the team.

Actively participate in service development

Ensure the principles of Clinical Governance are incorporated in service delivery by maintaining a high quality service based on agreed clinical standards.

Ensure adherence and implementation