Senior CRISS Practitioner

As a band 6 practitioner you will operate within a community setting and will be required to work within a MDT led team which aims to reduce admissions to hospital and facilitate early discharge through home based treatment. The role involves undertaking crisis assessments and implementing home-based treatment interventions. You will also work closely with inpatient and community services, providing an excellent alternative to inpatient admission and supporting in transitions points for services users to community services. This role offers the successful candidate the opportunity to develop and provide leadership to the wider team whilst working clinically. You will actively participate and provide management and clinical supervision to other members of the team. You will be supported in your professional development to reach your potential in this exciting role. Band 6 practitioners also provide leadership, management, and supervision / appraisal for junior staff (and sometimes
other members of a multi-disciplinary team) and often lead / coordinate / supervise teams of staff in the delivery and evaluation of care. In some roles specialist skills and knowledge may be required. Band 6 practitioners will often have designated areas of practice to lead within the team. Band 6 practitioners will be required to regularly take charge of a team and to delegate and supervise the work of other staff. Practitioners are expected to consistently demonstrate the Six Cs namely care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment. Practitioners will be expected to work shifts over 24/7 pattern. Communicates in an effective manner with all service users and carers, ensuring use of additional services where required, e.g translation services, communication aids, visual aids. To provide advice, support and information to service users, other professionals and carers. Promotes effective team working to provide high quality care through effective communication and
liaison. Ensure effective communication with the team and more senior team members during the planning, implementation and evaluations of care Liaise with other agencies, providers, service users/carers during the planning, implementation and evaluation of care as appropriate to the role. To establish and maintain close and effective relationships with inpatient and CMHT colleagues. Maintains effective communication and liaison systems which ensures the accurate and timely distribution and receipt of information (on a shift by shift basis) and is able to delegate responsibilities and duties where necessary. . Manages and makes judgements regarding clinical work on a day to day basis, and is able to effectively coordinate a shift as appropriate Is aware of the limitations of their own role and utilises senior support and advice systems (including 24hr management advice structure) as required. May provide clinical supervision to colleagues if approached Attend local
team and clinical meetings as required. Attend care group meetings as required and provide feedback as appropriate. Participate in managerial supervision and participate in appraisals with an identified supervisor. . To provide clinical and managerial supervision, appraisal and other staff developmental work for junior staff and to act as named line manager for staff as required To adhere to all professional and Trust policies including the reporting of Trust incidents, complaints procedure and information governance. In the role of senior clinician to assist and support staff from other areas with verbal and non-verbal complaints in a timely and effective manner, communicating outcomes to relevant parties, including mediating between the relevant parties. Adhere to the Lone Working policy as appropriate Actively promote and support a client centred approach to care, founded in a philosophy of service user involvement. Develop and follow integrated Care Plans
and document Safety Plan with individual clients and their family and carers, ensuring that the service user, and where appropriate carer, has an up to date copy of their plans. . Post holder will be involved in the risk assessment of individuals (in conjunction with other members of the team, service users and their carers). They will ensure appropriate plans of action are in place to manage identified risks Will maintain and produce detailed contemporaneous and accurate records and reports, in accordance with agreed procedures. Will possess IT literacy skills and have the ability to work with electronic care records. To use professional judgement and exercise professional accountability in all aspects of clinical practice. . The post holder will abide by their professional Codes of Practice and work in accordance with Trust policy and procedures