Community Practitioner

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Gateshead is looking for experienced individuals to join their psychiatric liaison team. This full-time, permanent role involves conducting mental health assessments and providing psychological interventions within the acute hospital setting. Candidates will benefit from a supportive MDT and ongoing training, making this a fantastic opportunity to contribute to mental health services in the NHS.

Qualifications

• Experience working within acute settings.
• Ability to provide comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments.
• Enthusiastic and confident in enhancing patient care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health assessments for patients in the acute hospital.
• Provide psychological interventions and training to staff.
• Liaise with professionals involved in patient care.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Psychological interventions

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant mental health qualification

Job description

Overview

Welcome to the Gateshead Psychiatric Liaison Team within central access we have exciting opportunity to work within the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. This post offers an exciting and challenging opportunity to work in this service at a time when Psychiatric Liaison is high on the national agenda embedding all age services within our acute trusts. This is a full time, permanent position.

The service will provide all psychiatric input to the Acute Hospital for those presenting with a mental health problem. The service requires working across a 24/7 hour shift system. A full training and support package will be offered based around the RCP Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Standards and the Liaison Competency Framework. This is a fantastic opportunity to join this established service.

Responsibilities

• Liaison staff providing comprehensive biopsychosocial mental health assessments.
• We will have a supportive MDT each day.
• Providing psychological interventions to patients within the acute hospital.
• Liaising with professionals involved in the person\'s care.
• Providing training and education to acute 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.

We are looking for enthusiastic, experienced and confident individuals to enhance the current service provided to those patients presenting to the Acute Trust within the Queen Elizabeth Acute Trust.

The successful candidates will be joining a team with well established links with the acute trusts and will be expected to contribute to the ongoing development of the service.

How to apply / Contact

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Gary Hinken
Job title: Team Manager
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 07483486927

Megan Birkett - [e-mail]