Community Practitioner

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Community Practitioner to join their Psychiatric Liaison Team at Sunderland Royal Hospital. This dynamic role involves working in fast-paced environments, performing assessments, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to support patients' mental health needs. Candidates will have the opportunity to work in a supportive multidisciplinary team and contribute to patient care across various settings.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to carry out comprehensive written assessments of individuals with complex mental health needs.
• Demonstrate an understanding of effective treatment options.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and risk assessments.
• Deliver brief interventions and liaise with other health and social care services.
• Provide ongoing support and treatment to patients.

Skills

Risk Assessment

Communication

Leadership

Job description

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We have an opportunity to join for a Band 6 Community Practitioner to join the Psychiatric liaison team based at Sunderland Royal Hospital .We offer 24/7 service into a multi-site acute care hospital.

This is an interesting and varied role, working in fast-paced environments including Accident and Emergency and acute in-patient wards.

You will be responsible for undertaking biopsychosocial assessments including in-depth risk assessments, delivering brief interventions, liaising with other health and social care services, educational organisations and others involved with all age groups.

Liaison services provide the acute Trust staff with expert advice, as well as giving ongoing support and treatment to patients, as required.

In Liaison psychiatry, staff undertake comprehensive biopsychosocial mental health assessments alongside robust risk and collaborative safety planning.

When patients remain in the acute hospital for medical treatment, we provide liaison interventions which may include brief psychological interventions.

Liaising with professional's involved in the person's care including family and carers, acute care staff, social care and other CNTW services.

We have a supportive MDT each day with psychiatrists, psychologist, pharmacy, and our Occupational Therapist and feedback assessments and liaison interventions.

• Proven ability to carry out and provide comprehensive written assessments of individuals with complex mental health needs.
• Risk Assessment and Risk Management / Safety Planning skills.
• Demonstrate an understanding of effective & appropriate treatment options including a range of evidence based clinical approaches as identified in N.I.C.E. Guidance).
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Evidence of a high level of professional, organisational and leadership skills (self & others).
  
  

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Shelley Henderson Job title: Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01915410145

Shelley Henderson

Team Manager

Sunderland Psychiatric Liaison Team

01915410145

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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