NHS Jobs
Job role: Mental Health Practitioner
Salary: £46,419 to £55,046 a year
Company name: NHS Jobs
Job Location: United Kingdom
Job Sector: Healthcare
Job reference: 363-TH7778876
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About the Job:
- To work with clients and their families living in the borough of Tower Hamlets who are experiencing a mental or psychological crisis, such that would warrant an admission to a hospital in their own homes.
- They will work with the Operational Lead/Deputy Managers in supporting the continuous development of the service, ensuring safe and effective practice, upholding the Trust values with the service users, and upholding Trust standards of clinical practice.
- Act as patient’s advocate
- Provide a safe and effective home-based assessment and treatment service as an alternative to inpatient care and early discharge from the wards in the least restrictive environment, including the Crisis House.
- To act as crisis co-ordinator to a defined caseload of clients within the Home Treatment team.
- To act as shift co-ordinator within the team, co-ordinating the work of colleagues to ensure a safe and effective crisis service is delivered.
- To undertake a comprehensive (CAT) Crisis Assessment and Home Treatment Team assessment, including risk assessment, effectively and efficiently using the triage tool, over the telephone, or the relevant blue light emergency service is deployed.
- To set up, implement, and review appropriate crisis care plans and to support and advise relatives and caregivers.
- Take responsibility and deputise in the absence of senior staff for ensuring adequate staffing resources to providethe service
- Be rotational and flexible, working according to the needs of the service.
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