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Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire
Senior Crisis Practitioner - Mental Health
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Job Description
As part a multi-disciplinary/agency Crisis Team within the whole system of Community Mental Health Services you will work closely with all disciplines/agencies. As a part of our team you 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 you 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. You will be 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 Crisis Team 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. You 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. You will be required to have completed training as a Registered Nurse with the NMC, as an Occupational Therapist registered with the Health Care Professions Council or as a Social Wprker with the SSSC. You should have significant post registration experience within mental health. This is a permanent 37.5 full time post with shifts running 9.00am to 5.00pm or 12.00pm to 8.00pm mixed. Informal Contact: Lynn Fairbairn, Crisis Team Leader, Tel No: 01389 812070 Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs .