Senior Mental Health Clinician

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Full time
Location: York
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Job offered by: NHS
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Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

The team works a shift pattern covering every day of the year, operating from 10:30 until 23:00 daily. Based in North Yorkshire Police control room, we function as mental health liaison with the police, providing information and advice to inform police decision making. We also carry out telephone triages with people presenting to the police in mental health crises and liaise with other mental health teams. Minimum Requirements:

18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework is essential. Main Duties of the Job

Act as a mental health resource for North Yorkshire Police to assist their dealing with people presenting in mental health crisis. Provide information and advice to police to minimise unnecessary mental health demand to police. Carry out triage mental health assessments of people presenting to police in crisis. Maintain immediate and accurate clinical records on police and NHS computer systems. Person Specification

Registration, Knowledge and Skills

Registered mental health nurse, occupational therapist or social worker Extensive knowledge and experience of working with people with complex mental health presentations Proven ability to work in MDT groups and partner agencies Experience of working with people in acute distress/ mental health crisis Experience of working to support healthcare students Experience

Proven ability to work as part of a clinical team Knowledge and Skills

Ability to work as a positive role model to partner organisations for mental health Qualifications

Current professional registration with an approved professional body Evidence of Continuing Professional Development For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education. Must be achieved within agreed timescale. 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework. Recognised sign-off mentor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within agreed timescale. Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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