Specialist Practitioner - Mental Health Crisis Intervention Service

NHS

  • United Kingdom
  • £38,682-46,580 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • Just now
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of a band 6 Specialist Practitioner to join our Mental Health Crisis Intervention Team. We are an urgent care service for adults aged 18-64 (and their families and carers) living in Hull and East Riding who are experiencing an acute mental health crisis.We work closely with our partner agencies including Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Humberside Police, Secondary, Primary and voluntary care providers to deliver Crisis and Home Based Treatment support and offer a gatekeeping service for Inpatient care.We are seeking professionals with a Mental Health or Learning disability nursing registration or social worker with experience of working within the specialism of Mental Health and we are looking for professionals who are keen to lead on innovation, developing robust care pathways and enhance the patient and carer experience.We are seeking individuals who are motivated, enthusiastic and have experience of working with people who have complex needs and enduring mental illness. This role requires good organisational skills, being able to demonstrate an ability to prioritise and delegate work effectively, and an interest or specialism in urgent and emergency mental health care, providing expert clinical advice and support and provide leadership and guidance on shift.Main duties of the jobThe main features of this role include assessing the care needs and developing and implementing plans of care for individuals who are experiencing acute mental health deterioration or who are in a state of mental health crisis.Collaboration with patients and carers and partner agencies is a key element to delivering high quality crisis and acute interventions.We provide crisis assessment and Home Based Treatment Interventions, gatekeeping for inpatient admissions, coordinate and manage the section 136 suite/Mental Health Based Place of Safety pathway at Miranda House and the 111 option 2 Urgent phone line. We are due to commence partnership working with the Mental Health response Vehicle with Yorkshire ambulance paramedics which is a vehicle to provide an effective response to people in mental health distress who have called 111 or 999 and require a face to face response. Our work is diverse, fast paced and clinically rich.We are a 24/7 service therefore patterns of duties include days, evenings, weekend's, nights and bank holidays.About usWe are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our websiteWe are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.Find out more and search live jobs.DetailsDate posted03 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number338-7087470-25-AJob locationsMiranda HouseGladstone StreetHullHU3 2RTJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.Person SpecificationQualifications and KnowledgeEssential
  • Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
  • Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
  • Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students
  • Professional registration in Mental health Nursing, Social Work (with Mental Health experience) or Learning Disabilities Nursing.
Desirable
  • Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts within own area of work/responsibility
  • Leadership training/qualification/experience
ExperienceEssential
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
  • Evidence of development of specialist practice nursing skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
  • Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
Desirable
  • Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held
  • Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice
Skills and CompetenciesEssential
  • Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
  • Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
  • Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
Desirable
  • Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
  • Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage others
Person SpecificationQualifications and KnowledgeEssential
  • Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
  • Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
  • Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students
  • Professional registration in Mental health Nursing, Social Work (with Mental Health experience) or Learning Disabilities Nursing.
Desirable
  • Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts within own area of work/responsibility
  • Leadership training/qualification/experience
ExperienceEssential
  • Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
  • Evidence of development of specialist practice nursing skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
  • Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
Desirable
  • Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held
  • Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice
Skills and CompetenciesEssential
  • Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
  • Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
  • Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
Desirable
  • Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
  • Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage others

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