Duty Coordinator - Crisis Service

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, Oak Tree, Darlington

Duty Coordinator - Crisis Service

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Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, Oak Tree, Darlington

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 20 Dec | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: f01d81c6976842c1ae3903f1becd1625

Full Job Description

Come and join us! Are you a qualified practitioner with experience of mental health urgent care and are interested in quality improvement and supporting staff. If so, the role of Duty Coordinator could be for you., The role of Duty Coordinator will be based within the 111(2) Service providing duty coordination to the Crisis urgent care teams across the Durham Tees Valley area. The role will be to offer clinical support and coordination of workload across the services, supporting and inducting staff in processes and practice within the service, offering clinical and management supervision to the team, develop close working relationships with key stakeholders such as NEAS, monitoring of the KPI's for the service and the implementation of quality assurance measures within the organisation Your role will be to support the staff within the team with complex calls and challenging, rapidly changing situations.

You will work as part of a team of people who have a passion for helping those in crisis, where no two days are the same. Professional registration within Mental health, social care or an Allied Professional registration with mental health experience is essential and experience within an urgent mental health care setting is desirable. Full training and induction in the role will be provided., This is a job where you can truly make a positive impact in the crisis services, enabling improved access to mental health care for the people within the community. You will need to be resilient, to think on your feet and be quick to adapt to changing situations. You will be part of a supportive and encouraging team that is constantly learning and growing, and you will be given opportunities to develop new skills and take on new challenges.