The closing date is 01 September 2025
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum
Job summary
Crisis Care Nurse
Full time – 37.5hrs per week- shifts across 24 hours 7 days a week
Permanent post
This is an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse who has an interest and experience in working with young people experiencing mental health crisis. The Crisis Care Service operates 24hrs per day 7 days per week, and provides intervention and support to children, young people and families experiencing mental health crisis.
This role is in a department that operates on a 24/7 shift basis and therefore enables staff to qualify for unsocial enhancements in addition to their basic pay.
Mental Health Services at Alder Hey are offering excellent benefit schemes:
Refer a friend – Alder Hey
Successful candidates who are introduced to the trust by existing staff members will receive £1000 after completion of six months in post. Please include the name/Alder Hey email for your friend in the additional information section of your application. This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months.
Accommodation
Alder Hey will support the cost of accommodation for up to 3 months from the date of employment (up to £500 per month). The cost is to be paid by the staff member and reclaimed as expenses.
Relocation package
Relocation packages to support new hires and will be consulted on an individual basis, please link in with recruitment@alderhey.nhs.uk for further information
Main duties of the job
As a member of the multidisciplinary team, and specifically the core team, working within agreed supervision and support structures in line with PDR, to undertake the following:
- To undertake appropriate mental health assessment of children and young people referred to CAMHS and provide a range of appropriate, evidence based clinical interventions including time limited home-based treatment, when required, under supervision.
- The post holder will provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person including the Accident & Emergency Department and paediatric wards at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Ormskirk NHS Trust.
- To staff the Crisis Care Phonelines in a professional manner, initially under the supervision of senior practitioners, and working towards autonomous decision making when outcoming the calls.
- To support the day-to-day organisational planning and operational management of aspects of the Team, including managing ad hoc shifts or defined areas of a shift as requested by the senior practitioner.
- To support the day-to-day development and delivery of training and development packages to new/junior nurses, support worker staff and student nurses within the Team.
Person Specification
education and training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Childrens, Mental Health or LD) with current registration appropriate to the job role.
- Placements or direct working within a mental health setting
Desirable
- Completed preceptorship
- Other post-basic qualifications relative to the role
experince
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of risk assessment and management tools/processes
Desirable
- Experience within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Learning Disability and Mental Health Presentations
- Knowledge of child and adult safeguarding procedure
Desirable
- Child/adolescent mental health problems and approaches to assessment and treatment
Skills
Essential
- Ability to organise own duties and prioritise tasks within a busy team environment.
- Capacity to listen and act in a caring manner towards patients, relatives and visitors, especially where there are barriers to understanding.
- Ability to adopt a flexible approach when required by the needs of the service
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of audit and evaluation methodology
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).