Mental Health Liaison and Support Nurse

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Nottingham is seeking a Mental Health Liaison Nurse to support staff working with patients on Trauma and Orthopaedic wards. The ideal candidate will manage mental health conditions, provide support and training to newly qualified nurses, and collaborate within multidisciplinary teams. This full-time role offers numerous personal development opportunities in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Personal development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience of managing challenging behaviour and undertaking specialist risk assessments.
• Experience of Mental Health assessments and safeguarding referrals.
• A team player willing to collaborate for best practice.

Responsibilities

• Support staff on Trauma and Orthopaedic wards with mental health interventions.
• Provide expert advice for managing patients' behaviours and needs.
• Lead the support for newly qualified nurses in mental health.

Skills

Managing mental health conditions

Effective communication skills

Experience in a hospital setting

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

Overview

The Surgical Division is seeking to recruit to the challenging but rewarding role of a Mental Health Liaison Nurse. Working with different MDT colleagues, the focus of your role will be to support staff working with people with mental health problems on Trauma and Orthopaedic wards F18, F19 and F20, providing specialist short term interventions with a focus on recovery and management. We encourage knowledge sharing and teamwork so all team members are involved with the full range of best practice interventions.

A further focus of your role will be to support the growing number of newly qualified nurses on the ward who may have limited knowledge around supporting patients who have a mental health condition.

We are looking for someone with experience of managing mental health conditions and challenging behaviour including undertaking specialist risk assessments, management plans, providing advice and support to staff, patients and families. Experience of DOLS, restraint, Mental Health assessments, safeguarding referrals and management is essential.

You will need to have effective communication skills with experience of liaising with other healthcare organisations and multidisciplinary teams.

You will lead and offer expert advice to manage patient\'s behaviours and needs ensuring a holistic assessment and management plan.

A Registered Mental Health Nurse.

Experienced in working with people with mental health problems.

Experience in working in a hospital setting

A team player who is willing to collaborate and strive for best practice and wish to progress then this job is for you.

A full time band 6 Mental health Nurse support worker.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.