Liaison Psychiatry Senior Clinical Practitioner

Kent PLC; Ashford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health services provider in Ashford is looking for experienced senior psychiatry practitioners. Responsibilities include accepting referrals, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and managing patients with complex needs. Ideal candidates will be registered mental health professionals with sufficient post-registration experience and a commitment to providing exceptional care. We offer continuous development opportunities and aim to enhance mental wellness in our communities.

Benefits

Continuous development opportunities

In-house training

Access to external training

Qualifications

• Registered mental health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker.
• Post-registration experience in mental health.
• Completed practice supervision.

Responsibilities

• Accept referrals for assessment and treatment coordination.
• Collaborate with the Liaison Psychiatry Service and other agencies.
• Maintain a clinical caseload of patients with physical and mental illness.
• Provide clinical input and education to colleagues.
• Develop evidence-based treatment plans.

Skills

Effective decision making

Communication skills

Team building

Clinical assessment

Education

Degree in Mental Health or related field

Level 7 Masters qualification (or working towards)

Tools

Evidence-based treatment plans

Job description

Join our well established Liaison Psychiatry team, who are diligent in creating effective care plans and comprehensive clinical strategies focused on delivering exceptional care for people with acute mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Accept referrals of patients aged eighteen years and over for assessment, treatment and coordination with other relevant services.
• Work in collaboration with all members of the Liaison Psychiatry Service and involved agencies.
• Maintain a clinical caseload of patients with co morbid physical and mental illness.
• Provide specialist clinical input, liaison, consultancy and education to colleagues.
• Develop and provide evidence-based treatment plans for identified patients, in collaboration with the patient and referrer.
• Formulate, implement and evaluate treatment programmes.
• Promote the well-being and mental health of people, by providing relevant information and advice to them, their families and supporting agencies.
• Provide advice and support on clinical management and assessment of risk.
• Provide advice on the management of patients subject to the MHA and MCA.

We welcome applications from highly motivated and experienced senior psychiatry practitioners who are capable of building and supporting teams of practitioners with effective decision making and communication skills. The ability to facilitate timely interventions and provide specialist assessment that will enhance the best outcome and recovery for adults (18years+) is vital in this role.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be an experienced /registered mental health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker with post registration experience of working in mental health. You must have completed practice supervision, be educated to degree level and have or be working towards a level 7 Masters qualification.

Benefits & Development

In return, we offer our staff opportunities for continuous development through a wide range of training opportunities, both in-house training and access to external training where required.

About Us

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year. Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident. Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.