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Crisis Clinician

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Darlington, DL2 2TS

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

16 September 2026

13 days left

Job description

We have a post available within the Darlington Crisis Team and we are looking for passionate, skilled qualified clinician to join us. The team provide...

The team operates over 24 hours, 7 day a week, 12-hour shifts.

This is a band 5 post open to registered nurses, occupational therapists and social workers with current relevant registration with the NMC, HCPC or SWE. This post is suitable for newly qualified applicants.

You will be a member of a multi-disciplinary team and there is ample opportunity to develop and enhance your existing clinical skills. You will receive regular supervision and there are good training opportunities.

As a member of the team you will provide a service to those individuals who present with a mental health crisis. Applicants should be highly motivated, have the ability to act on own initiative and have sound assessment and written skills.

Student Nurse's that are due to register in the next 3 months are very welcome to apply.Full training and Preceptorship programme will be provided to help you build confidence and develop your career in this specialist area.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Qualifications

Essential

  • RNMH, current professional registration with NMC or Social Worker, current professional registration with HCPC.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
  • Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Post-graduate qualification in a relvant area

Skills

Essential

  • Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
  • Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Manage own time and prioritise effectively
  • Motivate and work positively and assertively with other members of the team.
  • Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision (within agreed timescale).
  • Use approved breakaway techniques (within agreed timescale).

Desirable

  • Presentation Skills
  • Competency in venepuncture

Experience

Essential

  • Working with people with mental ill health
  • Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
  • Working in a community setting
  • Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
  • Working in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Working in partnership with other agencies

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

2 September 2026

Last checked

3 September 2026

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About the employer

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Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

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