Liaison Psychiatry Practitioner

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Crewe by Farndon; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust at Leighton Hospital is seeking a Band 6 Liaison Psychiatry Practitioner to join a dynamic team focused on engaging people in distress. You will deliver prompt assessments and assist treatment delivery within ED 4-hour targets, on a rotational pattern of days and nights.

We welcome professionals from mental health nursing, social work, LD or OT backgrounds.

Qualifications

• High quality risk assessment skills.
• Experience with patients with complex mental health difficulties is essential.
• Background in mental health nursing, social work, LD or OT is welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Provide prompt assessments and assist treatment delivery within the ED 4-hour targets.
• Support education and training of acute care staff on mental health issues.

Skills

Risk assessment

Engaging distressed patients

Compassionate approach

Education

Mental health nursing

Social work

LD or OT background

Job description

The Liaison Psychiatry Service based at Leighton Hospital has a Band 6 Liaison Psychiatry Practitioner vacancy. We are looking for dynamic, motivated individuals with an excellent track record in engaging people in distress.

Please note that the Liaison Psychiatry Service is 24/7 and all applicants will be expected to work on a rotational pattern of days and nights

You will have high quality risk assessment skills, and a compassionate approach to working with patients and their families/carers who present to the A&E Department or who have been admitted to hospital.

We welcome professionals from a mental health nursing, social work, LD or OT background to apply.

The Liaison Psychiatry team is part of the Urgent Care Mental Health First Response Services, which includes Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams, Liaison Services, Street Triage Services and the Crisis Line.

The post holder will enhance the Liaison Psychiatry Service, providing prompt response for assessments and assisting treatment delivery within the ED 4-hour targets and NHS England response times. The Liaison team also support the education and training of acute care staff around mental health issues, Deprivation of Liberty safeguards, Mental Capacity Act & the Mental Health Act.

Experience of working with patients with complex mental health difficulties is essential. All successful applicants will receive robust supervision and be supported in their own professional development.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.