Liaison Support Worker

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Oldham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for a Band 3 Nursing Assistant to join the All Age Liaison Mental Health Team. The role involves supporting patients in emergency departments and hospital wards, ensuring high-quality mental health care in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Support patients within the general hospital setting.
• Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Implement care plans under team direction.

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Nursing Assistant to join our established All Age Liaison Mental Health Team working with patients presenting to our Emergency Departments or who are inpatients on the general hospital wards, pending mental health assessments or admissions.

The post holder will be based in the Mental Health Liaison Team and work to support patients within the general hospital setting inclusive of the wards and A&E department who are referred for mental health assessment. The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team and undertake allocated duties within the mental health liaison team, including delivery of interventions as specified within individual care plans.

You will work under the direction of the team but be able to work without direct supervision in implementing plans of care.

The Liaison Mental Health Team are proud to provide high quality care to patients who are referred to our service. The Liaison MH team is a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team who pride themselves on offering quality care to people presenting to their department

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachael Campbell Job title: Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 716 2275