Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Practitioner

at  Powys Teaching Health Board

To work as a Team member in providing a Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Service (CR/HT) in Powys. The CR/HT service will provide a service for adults who are experiencing a Mental Health crisis and are at risk of admission to Hospital. Intensive Home Treatment will be provided in collaboration with the service user and in the least restrictive setting, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year as per rota. CR/HT will also facilitate the early discharge of those admitted to inpatient units, through intensive but time limited intervention in the community.
We provide a service to people in acute mental health need, and offer an alternative to going into Hospital by providing intense support at home. We work 9-9 , 7 days a week every day of the year, so shift-work is essential in a mixture of 12-hour and 8-hour shifts.
We are looking for a qualified practitioner- a Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist. You will need to have experience of community mental health work and to be passionate about this area of work. We are a supportive team, with a low turnover of staff and we work in a beautiful rural area.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/ . There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
This post is being advertised as available as an annex 21. This means that we welcome applications from applicants who could be appointed at a band 5 level, with an expectation that they could progress to band 6 within an agreed time frame.
Consideration for jobshare/part time hours may be considered by recruiting team manager

Please refer the Job description for details