Crisis Practitioner

The post-holder will be a graduate qualified health care professional (e.g. nurse, social worker, occupational therapist), or will have substantial CAMHS clinical experience, and where appropriate will be fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC). They will have extensive clinical experience working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.The post holder will support their peers and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will line manage and clinically supervise CYPMHS Mental Health Workers. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.The post holder will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively support and liaise with other health and social care professionals and agencies.The post holder will be expected to work shifts long days and nights.To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols. The post-holder will be a graduate qualified health care professional (e.g. nurse, social worker, occupational therapist), or will have substantial CAMHS clinical experience, and where appropriate will be fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC). They will have extensive clinical experience working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.Our Values 2025 - 2030Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.They AreWe are kind. We are respectful.We work together with our communities.These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.Probationary PeriodThis post will be subject to a probationary period.Starting with NELFTNELFT place great importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex, but may change in the future to another site which could be in either Kent, Essex or LondonFor further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lindsey Norbury Job title: Interim Head of Service Email address: lindsey.norbury@nelft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07930366918Lesley HanneyStrategic Clinical Lead07976737765