Mental Health Liaison Nurse

Maudsley Learning; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking organization is seeking dedicated individuals to join their Croydon Mental Health Liaison Service. In this role, you will conduct psychiatric assessments for individuals in crisis, ensuring they receive the necessary mental health care. You will thrive in a dynamic environment, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality care. This position offers an opportunity to be part of a committed team recognized for its excellence in service delivery. If you are passionate about making a difference in mental health care and are ready to embrace new challenges, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous pay and pensions

Flexible working options

Career development opportunities

Car lease benefits

Keyworker housing

NHS discounts

Counselling services

Cycle to work scheme

Long service awards

Season ticket loan

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification required, with experience in mental health care.
• Strong assessment and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric assessments and short-term interventions for mental health service users.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Assessment Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Resilience

Quality Care Provision

Education

Registered Adult Nurse

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse

Mentorship Qualification

Job description

Main area: Croydon Operational Directorate

Grade NNs AfC: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full time)

Job ref: 334-NUR-6836840-LF

Site: Croydon University Hospital

Town: London

Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive of HCAS

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 27/01/2025 23:59

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links, and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth, and Richmond.

We are committed to providing high-quality specialist care to our service users and are recognized for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as ‘good’.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021, together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to positively impact patient care, outcomes, and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will have the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.

The trust recognizes the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen, and do what I say I’m going to do are at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk about flexible working.

Job overview

About the team:

The Croydon Mental Health Liaison Service provides psychiatric assessments for people aged 18 and above to determine if they need mental health care and treatment. We care for people who live in the London Borough of Croydon, ensuring they receive the expertise needed to address their mental health problems. We provide a 24-hour service to Croydon University Hospital offering urgent assessment and intervention to patients. The team includes Nurses, Doctors, an Occupational Therapist, and a Clinical Psychologist.

Main duties of the job

About the role:

The successful candidates will be clinically confident in assessing mental health service users presenting in emergencies, carrying out short-term interventions, and making independent decisions. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, often working under pressure. You will possess excellent assessment, communication, and interpersonal skills. You will work well with others and enjoy multidisciplinary work while maintaining the highest standard of care. You will be expected to work in partnership with our clinical assessment unit (CAU), part of the mental health liaison services within the hospital.

Working for our organisation

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions, and leave: We offer a comprehensive pay, pensions, and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work-life balance: Flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development: There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career, and we support your development through various programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership, and other talent programmes.
• Car lease: Our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars.
• Accommodation: Our staff benefits from keyworker housing available on selected sites.
• NHS discounts: Discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

• Counselling services
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Staff restaurants

We look forward to receiving your application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Education and Qualification

• Registered Adult Nurse and/or
• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience of research-based/reflective practice
• Understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude, and knowledge, and develop these by using evidence-based practice
• Significant relevant clinical experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience as a preceptor/mentor

Skills and Abilities

• Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, without close supervision
• Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse / Mental Health Nurse / Learning Disabilities
• Mentorship Qualification or equivalent teaching in practice qualification

Experience & Knowledge

• Experience of research-based/reflective practice
• Significant relevant clinical experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge of relevant professional and clinical legislation
• Experience of taking responsibility for a ward/clinical unit
• Experience of supporting practice in clinical areas
• Experience of recruitment and selection of staff

Skills & Abilities

• Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs, without close supervision
• Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations
• Self-aware, self-confident, and intrinsically motivated to do a good job and to motivate others
• Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics: promotes equality and diversity
• Innovative, creative, and a willingness to try new ideas

Other Requirements

• Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical)
• Flexibility to work shift patterns across 24 hours, 7 days a week, and across all clinical areas as required

The Trust is committed to providing services that embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect, and dignity while promoting equality and human rights.

Please note:

• All applications for this post will need to be made online.
• Please read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria.
• The closing date listed is a guide only, and the vacancy may close earlier should a sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible.
• Once you have submitted your application, you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.
• If you have not heard from us within three weeks from the closing date, your application has not been successful.
• Priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees.
• If successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
• We are a smoke-free Trust.

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion. Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.