Band 6 Mental Health Liaison Practitioner - Weston-super-Mare

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Weston-super-Mare seeks a motivated Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker. The role involves providing assessments, interventions, and training within a hospital setting to enhance mental health care. Newly qualified professionals are encouraged to apply, with a clear pathway for career progression.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified social workers welcome, Band 5 initially.
• Training and education provision for healthcare staff.

Responsibilities

• Providing assessment services for mental health issues.
• Delivering nursing and psychosocial interventions.
• Establishing communication between services.

Skills

Communication

Autonomy

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

Job overview

The Mental Health Liaison Team provides a comprehensive service to patients/service users, carers, and clinical colleagues based within Weston General Hospital.

Offering assessment services to patients presenting with a range of undifferentiated mental health and psychological problems, as well as psychiatric illnesses.

Providing mental health consultation liaison and advice services.

Delivering a range of nursing and psychosocial interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate.

Assisting and supporting hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.

Providing formal and informal education and clinical supervision to both registered and unregistered staff.

Representing mental health services within the general hospital.

Establishing a communication structure between the hospital, secondary mental health services, primary care, and non-statutory services to ensure high standards of patient care.

Main duties of the job

If you are a motivated Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker, we would love to hear from you.

You should have excellent communication skills, be able to work autonomously, and have an interest in supporting individuals experiencing both physical and mental health needs.

You will be required to provide training and education to healthcare staff within the hospital to promote early detection of mental health symptoms, offer information and management advice on mental health presentations, define pathways, and provide signposting.

We value strong working relationships and open communication lines with our hospital partners, and this role involves building on these relationships.

This position is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with AWP trust policy, all newly qualified social workers (NQSW) will initially be recruited at Band 5, regardless of the advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless exceptional circumstances extend this period.

If appointed to a Band 6 role, progression will be automatic upon successful ASYE completion. If appointed to a Band 5 post, you will be eligible to apply for subsequent Band 6 vacancies after successful completion of your ASYE.