Crisis Practitioner Mental Health - North West Crisis

Overview

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK, employing around 40,000 staff across clinical and non-clinical professions. The organisation delivers acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care to a population of over 1.15 million (2.2 million including regional and national services).

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the North West Crisis Team as a Crisis Practitioner. This is a full-time post of 37 hours per week, and it is a 7 day service with shifts of 9-5 or 12-8. It is essential you are an NMC registered Mental Health Nurse. This post is based within the North West area of Glasgow.

Responsibilities

• Provide rapid, specialist mental health and risk assessment with a robust treatment plan for individuals in acute crisis.
• Offer treatment safely in a community setting as an alternative to hospital admission where appropriate.
• Minimise the length of stay in acute inpatient settings by supporting home passes or discharge when clinical risk can be managed in the community.
• Collaborate with inpatient staff to identify individuals whose care needs can be met in a community setting.
• Work across the North West area of Glasgow, based within 4 Community Mental Health Teams.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Essential: NMC registered Mental Health Nurse.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to liaise with carers, inpatient services, Community Mental Health Teams, social work and third sector agencies.

Other Information

Informal contact: David McKenna -

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.

Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.

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