CRHT Practitioner

Transformationunitgm; Llantrisant; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization is seeking a Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Practitioner to join their team in Llantrisant. This role requires providing comprehensive assessments and home treatment for clients in mental health crises. Candidates must be Registered Mental Health Nurses with skills in risk assessment and decision-making. The position allows you to work within a dedicated team committed to compassionate care and community health. Salary ranges from £39,263 to £47,280 per annum, with full-time hours.

Benefits

Generous leave allowances

Career growth opportunities

Access to ongoing learning and development

Qualifications

• Experience as a Crisis Practitioner or clinical Band 6.
• DBT/CBT trained.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis assessments and home treatment.
• Foster relationships with secondary mental health services.
• Contribute to the development of crisis resolution services.

Skills

Critical assessment of mental health needs

Assessing high risk individuals

IT Literacy

Phlebotomy trained

Welsh Language Speaking/Listening Skills at Level 3

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Knowledge of the Mental Health Act

Non-medical prescriber training

Job description

Main area Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Practitioner Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (3X 12 hour shifts (Days) (nights 9.25 X4) 6 hour payback) Job ref 110-NMR007-0126

Employer Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Royal Glamorgan Hospital Town Llantrisant Salary £39,263 - £47,280 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/01/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 6

Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board.

Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together.

At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.

Discover more about working with us here:

The successful applicant's role will be to support the provision of health care to the people of Rhondda and Taff, contributing to a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week provision of a Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Service for clients experiencing a mental health crisis.

This will involve both lone and joint assessments of people’s mental health and working with people in their own home for client’s identified as suitable for home treatment for their acute mental health problem.

The role requires multi-level liaison, including with A&E, Crisis teams in RGH, Primary Care, Community Mental Health Teams, the police, Welsh Ambulance Service and other specialist services.

The successful applicant will have excellent skills in risk assessment and management, communication, team working and networking and will have robust coping skills in decision making and autonomous working. The successful applicant will also have an experienced working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and will be IT literate.

Main duties of the job

• To take responsibility for a crisis assessments and a home treatment caseload providing comprehensive assessment, care and treatment to clients in both situations.
• Foster robust working relationships with other secondary mental health services and all partners in particular Local Authority and Primary Care.
• Contribute to the continuing improvement and development of crisis resolution home treatment services.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Knowledge of the mental health act/ Mental health Measure/ WARRN
• Non- medical prescriber training

Skills

• Able to critically assess mental health needs
• Able to assess high risk individuals
• Able to demonstrtae sound clinical knowledge of mental health settings
• Welsh Language Speaking/Listening Skills at Level 3 or above
• IT Literacy
• Phlabotomy trained

Experience

• Has experience as a Crisis Practitioner or as a clinical Band 6
• DBT/CBT trained

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from individuals within protected groups as outlined in the Equality Act 2010. This includes, but is not limited to, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity, and marriage and civil partnership. We also warmly welcome applications from members of the Armed communityp>

Applicants who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals will require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa unless they already hold permission to work via another route. Prospective applicants should self-assess their eligibility for sponsorship by visiting the UK Government’s Work in the UK guidance. For eligible candidates, the Health and Care Visa offers reduced application costs and exempts payment of the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Please ensure you check your email regularly, as all recruitment correspondence will be sent to the email address provided on your application form.

Applications are welcome in either Welsh or English, with no preference given to the language used.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement to accommodate the redeployment of internal staff into suitable roles.

All posts are subject to relevant checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where required, Professional Registration verification.

We are proud to be a Living Wage Employer.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.