Crisis Care Practitioner - Isleworth, United Kingdom - West London NHS Trust

West London NHS Trust

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Isleworth, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We currently have a few opportunities for Crisis Care Practitioners (Band 6) in our Crisis, Assessment & Treatment Team in Hounslow.

As a Crisis Care Practitioner, you will gain a variety of experience as a key member of the community healthcare team and be part of a multi-disciplinary service that other teams call on for help.

Working in this service places you on the frontline of community mental health service and will enable you to respond to a variety of clinical needs at short notice.

Our goal is to develop highly motivated, professional staff who will work in partnership with patients. As a service we want to promote and encourage positive community relationships. We believe in embracing the expertise of our staff and making a difference to the lives of our patients.

The role in CATT consists of assessments and also brief home-based treatment to people with mental health problems at risk of admission to hospital.

We also provide what we consider as brief intervention for those presenting with low need mental health difficulties for up to three months.

As a member of CATT, you will work closely with local services Single Point of Access who provide triage for every new referral to the service.

The post holder will work within a 24 hour rota system - ensuring that a comprehensive service is provided to patients 365 days a year, an excellent interface with the Single Point of Access and other significant interfaces is maintained and robust gatekeeping at all times.