Mental Health Specialist Practitioner
Provide specialist mental health input as part of pre-hospital mental health care within the London Ambulance Service by:
Working in our Emergency Operations Centre conducting telephone based assessments, remote support to ambulance crews, and maintaining an overview of clinical safety for patients calling 999 with regards to mental health presentation.
Face to face assessments as part of the Mental Health Joint Response Car.
Ensuring that there is a parity of esteem for patients using the LAS for a Mental Health crisis.
Maintaining consistently high CPI scores for clinical care as per audit procedure.
Regular delivery of training sessions to LAS staff.
Developing strong local links with relevant Mental Health providers.
Supporting the Consultant Nurse and Paramedic Mental Health in the development of services.
Being a visible leader and champion of evidence based mental health care.
Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships across all Sectors/services in the organization, and external partners, e.g. EOC, Clinical Hub, A&E department leads, Other NHS providers, including Mental Health Providers and Service user groups.
Demonstrate expertise in acute mental health care in the pre-hospital setting.
Operate as an autonomous practitioner responding at times as a sole resource.
Demonstrate clinical leadership and co-ordination to the management of patients in a Mental Health Crisis.
