Crisis Practitioner Band 5 - Doncaster, United Kingdom - Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

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Doncaster, United Kingdom

3 days ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

The post holder will work as part of our Crisis team.

As part of the role, you will work with individuals in crisis both I the community and within our Psychiatric Decision Unit, an alternative crisis assessment provision delivering crisis assessment and intervention.

The Psychiatric Decisions Unit is low stimulus, less clinical looking space designed to provide an environment and atmosphere that is conducive to enabling service users to engage with assessments, engage in therapeutic interventions and co-produce treatment plans.

This will enable the service user to both manage their immediate crisis and place them into a (usually community based) pathway, leading to more robust recovery.

The post holder with assist in the delivery of crisis assessment, risk assessment and planning and offer brief treatment interventions with the aim of reducing distress, reducing risk and improving mental wellbeing.

The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users' and their carers.

The post holder will have experience in mental health professional and will, act within their own professional boundaries will provide care for presenting service users from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care.

The post holder will support junior members of staff and the senior members of the team.