NHS 111 Mental health Option Call OperatorNHS

Job summary

We are the NHS 111/Select the Mental Health Option service. The service is a 24/7 mental health crisis line for anyone who may be in crisis and in urgent need of help with their mental health.

We are an ageless service operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The shifts are Early 7-3pm, Late 1-9pm Night 20.45-07.15, the success applicant will be required to work a mixture of all shifts.

We are currently recruiting for a NHS 111/Select the Mental Health Option Call Operator Operator to join our busy team. You will be joining a friendly, supportive and dedicated team of Clinicians and Call Operators responding to Sussex-wide callers who require support for their own or others Mental Health difficulties.

All work is telephone based at our offices in Seaford, East Sussex

Main duties of the job

As an NHS 111/Select the Mental Health Option Call Operator you will be trained in a specific triage tool, to be utilised alongside your existing skills, to support callers and where necessary escalate to a clinician or signpost to services across Sussex.

We place a large focus on staff training, including a bespoke induction and plenty of on-going in-house training. You will benefit from a full and robust supervision package, with ample opportunities for group reflection, development and mentoring.

There is no appointment system so the work is fast-paced and varied.

Job description

To be successful in this role you will share our passion, desire and empathetic approach to supporting people of all ages with complex mental health needs, who are often experiencing crisis.

Requirements:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Competent IT skills
• Experience of working with people with Mental Health needs
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and varied and demanding role
• Ability to work flexible hours; to include evenings, weekends and nights
• Able to work autonomously
• Ability to travel and work from an office base in Sussex

Flexibility with working patterns to include some weekend and evening work is essential. This does bring with it increased rates of pay for unsocial hours as set out under the Agenda for Change (AfC) guidelines.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

About us

SPFT provides mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people

Working in Sussex:

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns
• Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
• With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

Key staff survey results include:

• 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
• 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
• 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, part time hours, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.