Crisis Resolution and Treatment Team Manager

Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team Manager

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Mental Health Practitioner to manage and lead the Rochdale Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CHTT). This post will be an exciting role for an individual who has proven management potential and a genuine desire to influence and lead clinical practice and service development within the crisis mental health pathway, working towards achieving compliance with CORE Fidelity.

This exciting opportunity is suitable for a Registered Mental Health Practitioner with recent experience in an acute mental health setting at Band 6 or above. You should enjoy working within a busy and challenging environment, and must be able to work effectively under pressure. You will have a sound knowledge of mental illness and therapeutic interventions and be competent in independent mental health assessment.

The CRHTT Manager is responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality, community-based alternatives to hospital admission for individuals experiencing acute mental health crises. The role includes facilitating early discharge from inpatient wards, overseeing extended assessment and support services (including out-of-hours provision), and ensuring the service operates in line with local and national policies.

The successful candidate will need to show good role modeling and strong clinical leadership skills by promoting a supportive and compassionate approach to service users. The post holder must be an expert practitioner, and a source of expert advice to the CRHTT with overall responsibility for service users supported by the CRHTT and operational management of the multidisciplinary teamon a day-to-day basis.

Your aim will be to improve patient experience utilising up to date knowledge and systems to accurately assess presenting clinical risks andneeds. The post holder will be competent and confident in positive risk taking and will support other mental health practitioners to develop skills in positive risk taking that will promote service user autonomy and avoid admissions which are not supported by clinical need.

The post holder willwork to reduce admissions through development of effective gatekeeping processes.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, and Tameside.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#Pennine Care People and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The provision of effective clinical leadership and operational management of the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team. To act as a senior point of contact for service users, their relatives and carers. The post holder will experience some high expressed emotions at times and be able to manage severely challenging behaviours. To lead on the formulation of staff off duties to ensure the most effective use of resources in relation to service user need and team activity.

To lead on the monitoring of all staff sickness, in accordance with Trust policies. To ensure that all staff follow the guidelines identified in the Trust and National policies. To participate in the investigation of service user complaints, as per Trust Complaints procedure, aiming to settle complaints with local resolutions at team level. When unable to do so, to elevate as required.

To assist in ensuring that all clinical equipment is correctly maintained and that all appropriate staff are competent in its correct application. To deputise for the Service Manager in their absence when requested. To participate in business planning service reviews and meetings when required with the commissioners. Financial Responsibilities To act as authorised signatory and responsible for a delegated budget. Signatory for staff expenses and payment of nurse bank.

Clinical Responsibilities Ensure compliance with all clinical requirements across the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment offer including assessment, care planning, provision of interventions and reviews in accordance with local and national policy and guidelines. To be responsible for ensuring that staff are adequately trained to utilise and manage the clinical data recording system (PARIS). Promote the Mental Health Act / Mental Capacity Act Codes of Practice and ensure…