At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and shape community crisis care, guiding clinical and operational delivery.
- Company: Join a dedicated team within CWPT focused on mental health support.
- Benefits: Generous annual leave, learning opportunities, and wellbeing support.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for professional growth and leadership.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in mental health care and support early discharge.
- Qualifications: RMN or DipCOT with substantial experience in acute mental health settings.
The predicted salary is between 44595 - 54505 £ per year.
In this role you lead and shape the CRHTT within CWPT, guiding clinical and operational delivery in community crisis care. You will collaborate with urgent care and community teams to manage risk, drive service development, and promote care closer to home. You’ll balance clinical oversight with staff management, ensuring high-quality assessments, handovers, and audits. This is a mission‑critical role for reducing hospital admissions and supporting early discharge, through strong leadership and cross‑team partnership.
Pay / Benefits
- Generous annual leave
- Learning and development opportunities
- Salary sacrifice schemes (car, cycle, home, electronics)
- Discounts with retailers and NHS schemes
- Wellbeing support and counselling
- Staff networks and support groups
Responsibilities
- Gatekeeping training for clinical staff
- Clinical supervision
- Handover/MDTs coordination
- Audits and data quality reviews
- Oversight of complex triage and HTT caseloads
- Fill in for service leads during absences
- Clinical lead presence within the team
- Monitor admissions and gatekeeping process
- Contribute to service development
- Support early discharge from hospital
Key requirements
- RMN or DipCOT (relevant professional qualification)
- Specialist clinical/managerial training
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Substantial experience in an acute mental health care setting
- Highly developed knowledge from similar environment
- Significant experience of risk assessment and positive risk management
- Proven experience managing a multi-disciplinary team
- Full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use
- Current UK professional registration
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check requirement
- Excellent communication
- Leadership and people management
- Team player with cross-functional collaboration
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Clinical supervision and MDT facilitation
- Audit planning and data quality review
Registered professional - Band 7 - Crisis team employer: National Health Service
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work environment for healthcare professionals in North Wales. With a commitment to employee development and a focus on compassionate care, staff have access to continuous professional development opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact in both acute and community paediatrics. The Health Board's integrated approach ensures that employees are part of a dynamic team dedicated to improving health outcomes for the local population.
