Adult Treatment Practitioner

This post sits in the Acute Directorate's Home Treatment team at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust, which is expanding its service for adults over 65. The work is community crisis care that offers an alternative to hospital admission and helps patients leave inpatient wards earlier. The post runs a flexible rota Monday to Friday, with weekend work possible later and occasional working-age caseload.

Applicants need post-registration experience as an RMN or social worker, with strong assessment and risk management skills.

• Provide home treatment to adults over 65 in the community as an alternative to hospital admission
• Facilitate early discharge from inpatient wards
• Assess and manage risk for people in crisis
• Liaise with and support families, including on understanding crisis management
• Work alongside partner organisations, third sector and peer support services
• Work within a strengths and recovery-based approach
• Support colleagues and contribute to the development of the service
• Work the flexible Monday to Friday duty rota, with possible weekend work in future
• Work with working-age adults when the caseload requires it

• RMN, DipSW or COT qualification, currently registered with the relevant governing body
• Evidence of post-registration training
• ENB 998 or NMC-approved mentor qualification, or willingness to complete one

• Post-registration experience as an RMN or social worker
• Professional experience in acute adult mental health
• Experience of MDT working and coordinating interagency approaches in mental health care
• Experience of assessing and managing risk, with excellent assessment skills
• Experience working with older adults

• Working on own initiative without immediate supervision
• Empathic approach
• Understanding of current mental health issues
• Excellent report-writing and IT skills
• Understanding of the CPA process
• Understanding of user and carer involvement in care planning

• Managing complex situations and working well under pressure
• Experience of safeguarding

• Experience working in the community
• Experience working with statutory and non-statutory agencies
• Experience at Band 6 level
• Experience of delivering evidence-based treatments
• Safeguarding training
• DBT skills training
• Non-medical prescribing
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and the wider legislative framework for mental health services

• Induction to local provision and services
• Supportive team that is passionate about the service
• NHS terms and conditions of service
• Wider benefits package described on the employer's website