Senior Crisis Practitioner-Community Mental Health Acute Care Service

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.  

The shift pattern is mixed 09.00-17.00 and 12.00-20.00 over 7 days.

As part a multi-disciplinary/agency Community Mental Health Acute Care Service within the whole system of Community Mental Health Services the post holder will work closely with all disciplines/agencies. The post holder will provide a service for individuals with complex mental health, physical and social care needs who present in crisis and who may require intensive home treatment/care intervention, as an alternative to hospital admission. In addition to this and to facilitate early discharge of individuals in hospital the post holder will be expected to be closely involved in discharge planning and immediate follow up from acute in service user care. This may also include assessment whilst on pass from acute in service user care.

The post-holder is responsible for the clinical leadership of more junior members of the team, prioritising workload and utilising resources appropriately to ensure all service user needs are met. However, they will be accountable to the Community Mental Health Acute Care Service Leader for the management of their workload and the delegated functions to other team members ensuring that the right level of competency of their team members is matched to duties being undertaken. The post holder would be expected to make these judgements relating to more junior members of the team through regular appraisal, clinical supervision and support including caseload management systems.

The post-holder will practice within and ensure that the practice of junior team members is within legal and ethical frameworks according to appropriate codes of professional conduct, mental health legislation and contractual obligations.

Due to the rapid response nature of the crisis model of service, the post-holder will assist the Team Leader in the rapid deployment of crisis resources in response to service user need.

The post-holder will be expected to interface between the Community Mental Health Team and In Service user services, and other mental Health Network services and agencies.

Informal Contact: Carolanne McCormick, Carolanne.mccormick2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.

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