Mental Health Practitioner Fulbourn

Job summary

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS POST IS CURRENTLY ONLY OPEN TO EMPLOYEES OF CPFT

Are you a newly qualified Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social worker who is keen to progress?

Why not join the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) based in Cambridge in a developmental post.

We are looking to employ a registered Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner.

The Cambridge Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team provides 24/7 care to service users experiencing an acute mental health crisis, as an alternative to hospital admission. The team is accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (HTAS) and has a strong focus on delivering high quality care to service users and their friends and family.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Superb clinical and communication skills together with vision and enthusiasm to develop the mental health services;
• Strong leadership and people management skills;
• A dynamic approach with the ability to thrive on exciting challenges
• The desire to develop their expertise;
• Have a relevant degree and previous experience of working with patients with unstable conditions;
• Have the expertise, passion and experience to make a real difference to caring for people;
• Experience of working as a member of a full multi-disciplinary team.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence
* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

* DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• The post holder will work within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team to provide a mental health service seven days a week, within a community setting, by providing an urgent response and/or psychosocial assessment to those who present with a range of mental health problems and who are in mental health crisis.
• Referral agencies include the First Response Service, in‑patient facilities, psychiatric liaison service and other adult CPFT mental health services.
• To work in partnership with service users and carers to provide treatment within the least restrictive environment.
• To provide rapid response assessment to those at risk of being admitted to hospital and provide care, support and treatment within a community setting or facilitate admission to hospital and promote rapid discharge.
• To work completely within the Framework of the Care Programme Approach (CPA)
• To provide clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation and short‑term contingency planning for people presenting in mental health crisis

• Mental Health Nurse Qualification or Social Work Qualification or Occupational…