JT049171 - Crisis Intervention Practitioner

The vision for the National Mental Health Strategy 2017-2027 is of a Scotland where people can get the right help at the right time, expect recovery, and fully enjoy their rights, free from discrimination and stigma.  The aim of the strategy is to achieve parity between mental health and physical health.  Action 15 of this Strategy makes a commitment to increase the workforce to give access to dedicated mental health professionals within four key settings, including every police station custody suite. 

The Practitioner will be involved in developing the delivery of an out of hours Crisis Intervention and Support Service for people who are experiencing mental health and wellbeing issues and have had contact with the justice system (e.g. Police Scotland).  The Practitioner will offer the Crisis Intervention Practitioner the tools and ability to ensure that people who experience mental health crisis and have come into contact with justice or Health Services, but do not meet the criteria for statutory support and intervention, are able to access the right service at the right time delivered by the right agency. 

The Practitioner within the Crisis Intervention Service will be an experienced practitioner and will have the skills and knowledge to drive this new and exciting service. 

• The post holder will be based in Fraserburgh Hospital eventually moving to the Custody Centre at Fraserburgh Police Station

• The post holder will be required to work unsociable hours including weekends. 

• The Crisis Intervention Service will offer support to people experiencing a mental health crisis.  

• The service is for people who are over the age of 16.

• The post holder will offer crisis intervention, advice and support on telephone and other mediums  and undertake first response face to face crisis assessments in a variety of settings. They will ensure that service users receive the most appropriate care and treatment following triage and assessment, referring to the most appropriate mental health provision or signposting to the relevant services.

• The situations may be complex and involve a wide range of factors including mental health, capacity issues, learning disability, dementia, substance misuse, dual diagnosis, physical health, social difficulties, violent and aggressive behaviour and criminal activity.

• The post holder will undertake crisis assessments of people with mental health problems in acute crisis and where appropriate identify intensive community-based treatment/support services as an alternative to in-patient admission.

• They will plan, implement programmes of care for clients in crisis with mental health problems in the community, and coordinate activities with other professionals and agencies.

• The post holder will also provide advice, support, and information to service users, carers, GPs and other professionals requesting information regarding a crisis situation.
• The post holder will play a key role in the current development of the team and help implement the service’s aims and objectives and to maintain team systems and processes for effective team and service provision, including outcome measures and audit under the direction of the Team Leader
• The post holder will play a key role in the current development of the team and help implement the service’s aims and objectives and maintain team systems and processes for effective team and service provision, including outcome measures and audit under the direction of the Team Manager.
• Develop and maintain partnership working across a range of agencies

• The post holder will develop Key Relationships:

          The post holder will have four main groups within their professional domain:

- Service Users and their Carers

​​​​​​​Police Scotland including Custody Centre

NHS Grampian including Minor Injury Units

- Drug and Alcohol Services,

 Voluntary and non-statutory services.

Scottish Ambulance Service

GP’s

Applications are welcomed from All Health Professionals

This is a new service for Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership and offers an excellent opportunity to be part of an innovative and ground breaking team – working closely with other agencies.