Community Practitioner

CNTW NHS Foundation Trust; Ashington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health organization seeks a qualified mental health nurse to join the Northumberland Psychiatric liaison team for older adults. The role is based at Wansbeck hospital, with responsibilities that include conducting mental health assessments and providing liaison interventions. Ideal candidates should have strong communication skills and the ability to travel between community hospitals. This dynamic position offers an opportunity to build a career within the NHS and contribute to a caring and compassionate workforce.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and dynamic individual with experience in mental health nursing.
• Confident in providing assessments and interventions.
• Ability to work in a team and liaise with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health assessments and risk assessments.
• Provide ongoing liaison interventions with patients and families.
• Travel to various community hospitals within Northumberland.

Skills

Mental health assessments

Liaison interventions

Communication skills

Education

Qualified mental health nurse

Job description

A vacancy has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic, and committed qualified mental health nurse to work in the Northumberland Psychiatric liaison team for older adults.

We are based at Wansbeck hospital in Ashington, Northumbria specialist emergency care hospital in Cramlington and various other sites within the footfall of Northumberland.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and confident individual to join our established team who provide mental health assessments, liaison interventions and informal/formal education to the acute general hospital staff.

Main duties of the job

• The successful candidate will be based at Wansbeck hospital but will be expected to travel to all the community hospitals within the acute hospital footfall and includes NSECH and community hospitals within Northumberland.
• Liaison psychiatry provide mental health assessments including risk assessments and safety planning following a referral from the emergency department or wards/departments throughout Northumbria healthcare inpatient services.

MDT working within our team and alongside the acute trust

Ongoing liaison intervention's with patients, carers, family and other health and social care staff.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.