Senior Mental Health Practitioner Acute Crisis Pathway

Context of Role Mental Health Practitioners provide brief clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation, decision-making and short-term contingency planning for people presenting in mental health crisis. Working within the community, Livewell and hospital sites - Mental Health Practitioners provide face-to-face assessments working closely with other mental health services and agencies; such as the police, ambulance and local authority. Using a range of brief solution-focused interventions, Mental Health Practitioners empower patients, carers and their families in decision making and divert to a range of health and social care resources for support. The post involves working across our acute care pathway which will include Psychiatric Liaison, Alternative to Emergency Department (A2ED) and our 24/7 First Response Crisis Service. The role will involve working within primary care settings, community settings and other health service sites as required. This could include the Joint
Response Unit vehicle working alongside our Police colleagues. The working environment includes exposure to high levels of distress in others who maybe experiencing a mental health crisis. The role involves working alongside multi-agency colleagues (i.e. Police, Paramedics) during the evenings providing acute assessment and care and support to people experiencing mental health crisis in the community. You may be expected to work alone. Assertiveness, experience with patient advocacy, understanding of physical health conditions The nature of the working environment requires regular and frequent travel from base to and between the above-mentioned settings. The role will require working collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within a multi-disciplinary team in delivering services. There is a requirement for substantial periods of concentration and sitting. It is anticipated the role will work 80% of out of "normal working
hours" As a Livewell service you will be expected to be flexible in your role to work across other sites and services where there is service demand or a lack of staffing capacity to meet those demands. You will be provided with Line Management and supervision within the role and expected to be responsible for your continued professional development.