The successful applicant will be working primarily in the South Warwickshire area. The post holder would be expected to participate in the night rota and undertake shifts over a 24 hour period 7 days a week.

Shifts will be:

08.00-20.30 & 20.00-08.30

They will need to demonstrate experience of working with clients with mental health problems or experiencing mental health crisis. They will need to demonstrate strong assessment skills, be willing to take positive risks and able to plan care and interventions. They must be committed to providing home treatment as an alternative to hospital admission.

The Access hub is the front door to all mental health referrals into the Trust, therefore the successful clinician will be triaging and at times need to complete face to face triages and assessments for people that are in a Mental health crisis.

Main duties of the job

The Access Hub and the Home Treatment Team is an age independent multidisciplinary Team. We work with clients 16 plus providing a high level of care.

The Service covers a large geographical area and the post holder will need to be confident about lone working and working as an autonomous clinician. They will attend the weekly clinical reviews where there is a shared multidisciplinary approach to planning care. There is a strong learning culture within the team and the successful applicant would be expected to contribute to this. If you are a dynamic caring motivated individual with acute experience preferably in a community / Inpatient / Urgent care Team setting we would like to hear from you.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills, demonstrate a caring, compassionate and professional attitude to the client group and have evidence of working in an acute psychiatric setting. They will also need to enjoy working in a fast paced team. They will demonstrate a sound knowledge of the acute pathway including the role of gatekeeper and early discharge.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart' this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills, demonstrate a caring, compassionate and professional attitude to the client group and have evidence of working in an acute psychiatric setting. They will also need to enjoy working in a fast paced team. They will demonstrate a sound knowledge of the acute pathway including the role of gatekeeper and early discharge.

You will need to have a driving license

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

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Person specification

• Relevant Professional Qualification i.e RMN, DipCOT
• Expertise within a discipline underpinned by theory
• Professional clinical knowledge acquired through degree/ diplom

3 Experience in Acute Mental health care setting

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant Professional Qualification i.e RMN, DipCOT
• Professional clinical knowledge acquired through degree/ diploma

Experience

Essential

• Experience in Acute Mental health care setting
• Experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Other

Essential

• Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

St Michael's Hospital

St Michael's Road

Warwick

CV34 5PW

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444-5568413-CG