Crisis Pathway Mental Health Practitioner | East London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	East London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bedford, MK40 2NT
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Oct 2026
Closing date:	27 Nov 2026

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Summary

As a mental health practitioner for the Crisis Pathway, you will provide nursing support to both the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team and within Kelvin Grove our purpose build Crisis House overseen by the CRHT.

The CRHTT operates a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week service for people aged 18 years and above who are experiencing a mental health crisis or requiring support as a alternative to the acute wards. The service will maintain focus on identifying, assessing and care planning for servicer users.

The post holder will be expected to be self-motivating with the ability to demonstrate accurate formulations of mental state, risk and need for people in a mental health crisis and take into account medical, social & cultural factors and referring on to other disciplines in the team or other agencies as appropriate within the given timeframes for the service. In particular you will be expected to assess and update risk on each contact and be fully aware of the safeguarding concerns.

The post holder will provide advice on mental health issues and participate in carrying out training programs for clinical teams on the management of a wide variety of mental health problems. The post holder will be expected to maintain the highest degree of professionalism and service at all times and will work in collaboration with the teams and organisations that come into contact with the service. To post holder to provide comprehensive support to oversee medication administration and titration support of high risk psychotics such as Clozapine.

The Mental Health Practitioner for Kelvin Grove will provide visible clinical oversight for the Crisis House, ensuring the safe, effective and recovery-focused delivery of care in partnership with Penrose.

Working closely with the Clinical lead nurse and Penrose team and wider multidisciplinary teams, the post holder will provide clinical oversight of the service, ensuring that residents receive high quality, person-centred care within a psychologically informed environment.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

· The mental Health Practitioner will support the day-to-day clinical operations of Kelvin Grove by providing advice to guidance for both ELFT staff and Penrose staff. They will oversee day to day patient care, support clinical decision making, coordinate multidisciplinary reviews, provide clinical supervision and ensure effective discharge planning.

The post holder will work collaboratively with CRHT and community teams to ensure that residents receive appropriate assessment, treatment and follow-up throughout their stay.

This advert closes on Sunday 15 Nov 2026

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