Senior Unscheduled Care Practitioner

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included. 

This is a fulltime, permanent post of 37 hours per week, and it is a 7 day service with shifts of 9-5, 9-4:30 or 12-8.

It is essential you are a UK NMC registered Mental Health Nurse.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the North East Crisis Team as a Senior Crisis Practitioner. The North East Crisis Team offers high quality care and fair access to people who are experiencing acute mental health crisis. The team provide a rapid, specialist mental health assessment along with a robust treatment plan. One of the primary functions of the Crisis Service is to ensure that individuals who are at risk of being admitted to hospital are offered treatment safely in a community setting as an alternative to hospital admission. The Crisis Service work to minimise the length of stay in acute inpatient settings by supporting home passes or discharge where the clinical risk can be managed within the community. The team work alongside inpatient staff to identify individuals whose care needs can be met in a community setting. We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who is motivated and able to work effectively as both an individual and as part of a team. Effective communication skills both verbal and written are essential as the role involves liaising with key stakeholders including; carers, inpatient services, Community mental health teams, social work and third sector agencies. The post-holder will also be responsible for the clinical leadership of more junior members of the team, prioritising workload and utilising resources appropriately to ensure all service user needs are met. The post-holder will practice within and ensure that the practice of junior team members is within legal and ethical frameworks according to appropriate codes of professional conduct, mental health legislation and contractual obligations.

For more information, please contact: Sinead Davidson, Crisis Team Lead,  , Sinead.davidson@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs. 

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.  

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognisingmilitary skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process. 

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board. 

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