Team Of The Week – Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team

September 15, 2021

This week our *Team Of The Week* is our outstanding Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team!

They’re an integral part of the Mental Health Acute Response Service (MHARS) for the county and provide advice and support for those who need an increased level of care, due to mental health or emotional and psychological distress. The teams work with those aged from 11 upwards.

The Crisis Teams provide a 24/7 service to those in an emotional crisis, a mental health crisis or experiencing psychological distress. The service is for those individuals who may require immediate help, matched to their needs and assist in resolving their current difficulties and reduce recurrence. The team is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Crisis Team work closely with other teams not only within GHC but also wider community including the police where as a senior practitioner you may have opportunity to work police triage which is now an essential role for crisis service

Find out more about the team and the support they provide here: Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) > Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) > Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (ghc.nhs.uk)

Our *Team Of The Week* is looking for some incredible individuals to help them continue to deliver this essential service:

327-21-355 – Community Nurse/Social Worker/OT – Band 5
37.5 Hours/Week, Permanent, Lexham Lodge, Cheltenham
£25,655 to £31,534 per annum (new afc pay scales)
Contact: Mark Acock – 01242 634030 / mark.acock@ghc.nhs.uk
www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/916700530

327-20-802 – Senior Mental Health Practitioner (OT/ Nurse / Social Worker) – Band 6
37.5 Hours/Week, Permanent, Lexham Lodge, Cheltenham
£32,306 to £39,027 per annum (new afc pay scales)
Contact: Mark Acock – 01242 634030 / mark.acock@ghc.nhs.uk
www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/916700540

327-21-800 – Community Mental Health Practitioner – Band 5
37.5 Hours/Week, Permanent, Pullman Place, Gloucester
£25,655 to £31,534 per annum (new afc pay scales)
Contact: Lana Stevens – 01452 894245 / lana.stevens@ghc.nhs.uk
www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/916701530

 

 

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