Mental Health Response Vehicle & FPCC Clinical Lead

Job summary

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are 37.5 hours per week.

Have you got significant 'front line' clinical experience of providing assessment, treatment and support for people in Mental Health Crises in the community?

Are you looking for a role in a pioneering 'blue light' Mental Health Emergency service ?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated experienced registered Mental Health Practitioner to join our small team of Clinical Leads that work rotationally in our First Point of Contact Centre and our newly commissioned Mental Health Response Vehicle operated jointly with the South West Ambulance Services Foundation Trust.

The primary focus of this exciting role is to work as an expert autonomous practitioner on the MHRV providing a timely face to face response for people who may be experiencing a mental health crisis and to rotate duties acting as Clinical Lead at the FPCC providing expert clinical advice, support, supervision and guidance to staff delivering the Mental Health Crisis telephone service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected:

• To exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and make critical judgments to satisfy the expectations and demands that arise in the delivery of an emergency blue light service.
• To engage in responding to Crisis calls whilst at FPCC, acting as a clinical role model, leading by example, mentoring clinical staff and where required taking the lead in managing challenging complex clinical scenarios.
• To navigate, liaise with and refer onto mental health services, voluntary and public sector agencies and community support groups where least restrictive option can be utilised.
• To provide specialist advice, supervision and support to emergency services system colleagues in relation to patients with mental health issues in Crises.
• The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

12 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-26-176

Job locations

Edward Jenner Court

Pioneer Avenue, Brockworth

Gloucester

GL3 4AW

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