Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Practitioner

Essential

• Demonstrable post registration experience as a Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist working with people who have complex mental health needs.
• Experience of Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) working.
• Skills in coordinating and planning inter agency approaches in mental health care
• Demonstrable experience of assessing high levels of risk and formulation of robust risk management plans including the ability to make decisions to ensure the safety of individuals and carers.
• Experience of conducting comprehensive and holistic mental health assessments which attend to needs across biopsychosocial domains.
• Experience in safeguarding (both adult and children) and specialist risk assessment.
• Supervising students, and junior members of staff when required.
• Experience of delivery evidence-based treatments and interventions.
• Co-producing care plans and crisis plans alongside client and families.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community setting.
• Previous experience of working in the environment where the post is held.
• Experience of working with statutory and non statutory agencies
• Involving service users and carers in care delivery
• Experience of working within a crisis service.
• Experience of acute inpatient experience.
• Working with service users and carers in service improvement
• Values based recruitmenT

Essential

• Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with current registration with relevant professional regulator.
• Evidence of Relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Practice Educator training / experience of supporting students.
• Risk Assessment and Management Training.

Desirable

• Suicide Prevention Training.
• Supervision Training.

Essential

• Ability to use initiative and work without immediate supervision.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding, empathic approach
• Skills in coordinating and planning interagency approaches in mental health care
• An understanding of current mental health issues.
• Specialist Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, including; Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, Care Act, Human Rights Act

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of the roles of other professionals working within mental health
• Excellent knowledge of community resources both statutory and non-statutory
• Detailed understanding of the principles of recovery
• Ability to assess and respond to individuals presenting with self-harming behaviours, implementing appropriate interventions including risk management, harm minimisation, and brief therapeutic strategies to ensure safety and promote recovery.
• Experience of working within trauma informed services

Essential

• Ability to work independently and exercise professional autonomy, while recognising risk and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Experience in developing and implementing Risk Management Plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies.
• Demonstrable skills in clinical risk assessment, contingency planning, and managing individuals in acute distress
• Competent in delivering brief psychological interventions, including crisis management and harm minimisation strategies.
• Knowledge and application of CBT-informed approaches in practice.
• Ability to manage high emotional distress and challenging behaviours, including verbal aggression.
• Experience supporting individuals with self harm behaviours, focusing on safety and recovery-oriented care.

Desirable

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a clear and concise command of English
• Strong report-writing ability, ensuring accurate and professional documentation.
• Highly skilled in engagement and relationship building, including working with carers, families, and support networks.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise workload dynamically in response to changing demands
• IT literate, with experience using Microsoft systems and willingness to learn new digital tools.
• Proactive, motivated, and conscientious approach to delivering high-quality care
• Effective contributor within a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).
• Ability to support and contribute to the development of junior staff, including informal teaching and mentoring.
• Capable of delivering training and education to both qualified and unqualified staff.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and challenges discriminatory behaviour constructively
• Recognises the importance of family/carer involvement in care planning and risk management.
• Willingness to engage in research, service development, and continuous improvement.
• Passionate about delivering person-centred, high-quality services
• Ability to undertake physical interventions, including moving & handling and management of violence/aggression (MVA).