Liaison Psychiatry Senior Clinical Practitioner

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health care provider in Ashford is looking for a Senior Clinical Practitioner in Liaison Psychiatry to join their dedicated team. The ideal candidate will lead in creating effective care plans, conduct assessments, and provide specialist support for adults. This role demands strong decision-making skills and a commitment to improving mental health outcomes. Competitive development opportunities are offered in a supportive environment focused on delivering exceptional care.

Benefits

Continuous professional development

Access to various training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health care and senior nursing roles.
• Ability to facilitate timely interventions.
• Post-registration experience in community mental health.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and coordinate treatments for patients.
• Maintain a clinical caseload of patients with mental and physical health issues.
• Develop evidence-based treatment plans.

Skills

Mental health care

Team leadership

Effective communication

CBT therapeutic approach

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse or relevant qualification

Masters degree level or working towards

Job description

Liaison Psychiatry Senior Clinical Practitioner

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.

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.

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.

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.

Main duties of the job

• 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.

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.

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Job responsibilities

At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under‑represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Qualifications andRegistered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational therapist and/or relevant clinical qualification. Training
• Post‑registration therapy qualification or wish and ability to work towards this
• Educated or working towards Masters degree level via specialist modules
• Occupational therapist with post registration experience of working in mental health

Experience

• Previous experience at senior nurse (band 6 or above)
• Working individually with people using a CBT or similar therapeutic approach
• Working in the community with people with mental health problems

Knowledge and Skills

• Sound knowledge of mental health problems particularly the impact of physical and mental illness on wellbeing
• Ability to develop and provide training packages
• Knowledge of relevant legislation

Additional requirement

• Ability to travel to different sites across the Trust in a timely manner

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.