Band 6 Specialist Practitioner - Crisis Home Treatment BANES

at  Avon Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

The Band 6 clinician will work shifts, and this includes weekends. You have the options to request some shifts and we also support flexible working. We would consider full time and part time applications. In a wide range of situations and locations to undertake the full range of activities required to deliver comprehensive mental health assessment, in an emergency for service users, who may be distressed and in crisis.
You will be responsible for developing, delivering and reviewing comprehensive and complex treatment programmes using appropriate frameworks in line with evidencebased practice, including strategies to manage risk for service users with complex needs and carers, bringing in other resources as required. To develop and maintain good partnership working with other services throughout all treatment episodes, including regular liaison within Primary Health Care Team, inpatient and intensive services, day services, voluntary sector and with nominated carers/advocates. In collaboration with service users and carers, to be responsible for facilitating the development of comprehensive crisis plans, rapid access plans, advance statements etc, involving other agencies such as primary care etc where appropriate. Undertake active clinical leadership and supervision within the team, covering for the manager and colleagues as required.
To maintain the single health and social care record, ensuring both paper and electronic records are kept up to date in accordance with professional and organisational standards. Demonstrate responsibility for developing own practice in line with professional qualifications and for contributing to the development of others, by making use of and providing, effective feedback, supervision, coaching and appraisal. To adhere to professional codes of conduct ensuring required skills and competencies required are maintained. To participate in local arrangements where required to manage unexpected staff absences

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