Crisis Practitioner

Employer Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Onyx Centre Town Doncaster Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59

37.5 hours per week 24-hour

As part of unplanned mental health services in Doncaster we are able to offer a rare opportunity for motivated professionals to join Doncaster Crisis Team.

The role will involve the triage assessment and intervention of service users in crisis and will involve telephone, home visits and assessments in A&E.

We are seeking to recruit dynamic and positive practitioners to support in this new service.

We are looking to recruit a permanent Band 6 qualified practitioner who is enthusiastic and highly motivated to join our busy team and who has a passion and desire to work with individuals in crisis within the community delivering a caring and safe service.

We are looking for passionate, reliable and progressive staff who work within a strengths and recovery based approach.

Liaison with families and supporting their understanding of crisis management is an important part of the role.

The post will require individuals to work alongside partner organisations, third sector and peer support services, transparency and openness is vital.

This is a great time to begin working in the Crisis Service as we are starting to embark in change around the community working age model and you will have the opportunity to contribute and lead in some of these changes.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

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Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Current professional registration
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Risk assessment and management training
• Therapies skills training/ qualification
• Psychosocial interventions
• Suicide prevention training
• STORM
• Supervision training

• Extensive experience of working in Mental health settings
• Demonstrable experience of case managing people presenting in mental health crisis
• Substantial experience of leading in risk assessment and risk management planning
• Co-producing care plans and crisis plans alongside client and families
• Multi-agency working
• Experience of working across service boundaries with local authorities, voluntary sector and peer support services
• Involving service users and carers in care delivery
• Experience of working within a crisis service
• Experience of acute inpatient experience
• Working with service users and carers in service improvement
• Values based recruitment

• Excellent knowledge of mental illness, signs and symptoms
• Excellent mental health assessment…