Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber Foundation Trust
Home Treatment Older Adult Practitioner
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Exciting Opportunity in the Home Treatment Team
Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Home Treatment Team. We are expanding our referral criteria to include older adults over the age of 65, with a functional or organic mental health crisis. Rotherham Home Intensive Treatment Service provides an alternative to hospital admission for people experiencing mental health crisis. The team also supports early discharge from the inpatient wards.
Team Composition
The team is comprised of:
- Registered Mental Health Nurses
- A social worker
- An Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Consultant Psychiatrists
- A clinical psychologist
- An Occupational Therapist
- A support worker
- A Team Manager
As this is a new function of the team, we would hope the successful applicant will contribute to the continuous development of the service and take a role in supporting colleagues.
Role Description
The successful applicant will complement the High Intensity Workers in the Community Older peoples Mental Health Team and work together. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and motivated, with the ability to work well autonomously and within the wider multi-disciplinary team. The post will involve a flexible duty rota covering Home Treatment seven days a week from 9am-7pm.
Although the post requires experience working with Older Adults, there will also be the expectation that the successful applicant works with adults of working age.
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Responsibilities
- To work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide an effective professional and high-quality clinical service that is service user and carer-focused.
- To be responsible for the specialist assessment, provision, and evaluation of planned clinical interventions and care of older people in the community, encouraging and developing family and community support whenever possible and appropriate.
- To use a person-centred and evidenced-based approach to working with older people who may also have cognitive and physical health needs.
- To effectively apply a range of clinical skills, approaches, and interventions pertinent to the person's needs, goals, environment, and situation.
- To develop individualized treatment and safety plans for patients experiencing a deterioration or crisis in their mental health, including working with other health and social care services and staff to provide advice and input when necessary.
About Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH)
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs 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.
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Our Commitment
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.
To view our Strategy, please use the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
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The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits, contact:
- Name: Sarah Scott
- Job title: Crisis and Home Treatment Team Manager
- Email address: s.scott17@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0800 804 8999
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