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Job summary

Main area
CRISS East
Grade
6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
173-15326-ACUTE
Employer
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
CRISS East
Town
Leeds
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/05/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior CRISS Practitioner

6

Job overview

The Crisis Resolution Intensive Support Service (CRISS) is a dynamic and flexible service which offers 24/7 crisis assessments and home-based treatment for working age adults across the city.  The service is currently under a period of development to bring together both sides of the service in localities across the city and in line with Core Fidelity standards. We’re looking for skilled senior practitioners who can help shape the service going forward.

We’re looking to recruit permanent band 6 qualified practitioners to join our CRISS service.

The successful Occupational Therapists/Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker will work across the service undertaking crisis assessments and home-based treatment.

As a band 6 practitioner you will operate within a community setting and will be required to work within a MDT led team which aims to reduce admissions to hospital and facilitate early discharge through home based treatment.   The role involves undertaking crisis assessments and implement home-based treatment interventions. You will also work closely with inpatient and community services, providing an excellent alternative to inpatient admission and supporting in transitions points for services users to community services. 

It is essential that applicants hold a full driver’s license and have access to vehicle for work purposes.

Main duties of the job

·                To work closely with the Clinical Team Manager (CTM) in overseeing efficiency and effectiveness of treatment given and support the CTM in carrying out his/her duties.

·                To present as a positive and professional role model to all staff within the team, striving to maintain a philosophy of service user involvement in continuously improving the service 

·                Band 6 practitioners work with a shared caseload of service users and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing same day/urgent assessment, care planning and care delivery. This will include the provision of highly skilled nursing/AHP care, psychological interventions, clinical assessment, risk assessments / risk management, and promoting recovery and inclusion.

·       Band 6 practitioners also provide leadership, management, and supervision / appraisal for junior staff (and sometimes other members of a multi-disciplinary team) and often lead / coordinate / supervise teams of staff in the delivery and evaluation of care.

·                In some roles specialist skills and knowledge may be required. Band 6 practitioners will often have designated areas of practice to lead within the team. 

·                Practitioners are expected to consistently demonstrate the ‘Six C’s’ – namely care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment.

·                Practitioners will be expected to work shifts over 24/7 pattern.

·                Car driver essential

Working for our organisation

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. 

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. 

So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. 

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Have a recognised professional qualification.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post Registration experience of working with adults of all ages with acute mental health problems.
  • Can demonstrate experience of formulating crisis plans/care plans for people in an acute mental health crisis.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Assessment and problems solving skills particularly in the area of crisis assessment and treatment.
  • Ability to consult, liaise and negotiate with service users, carers/family members, other professionals and the wider community.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyWhite RibbonAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employer

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Charlotte Syratt
Job title
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Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07866217317
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