Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

NHS; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in King's Lynn is seeking a skilled Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker to join a passionate team supporting individuals with mental health crises. The role requires working across a busy hospital environment, engaging with various professionals, and contributing to patient care and timely discharges. The candidate should have relevant registration and experience in mental health practice. This is an opportunity for a fulfilling career with competitive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive in-house & external training programmes

Career progression

27 days of annual leave, increasing with service

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with relevant registration.
• Effective risk assessment and risk management experience.
• Appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice.

Responsibilities

• Work across the QEH supporting individuals with mental health issues.
• Forge working relationships with health professionals.
• Demonstrate values and behaviours reflective of the Trust.

Skills

Time management

Education

Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker

Job description

Are you a skilled and experienced practitioner looking to join a passionate and dedicated team?

Our Mental Health Liaison team based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Kings Lynn is looking to recruit a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to join their fantastic team.

Our vital service operates 24/7, 365 days of the year to support those attending the QEH with new or ongoing mental health difficulties and illness; to identify their needs, ensuring these are met effectively whilst in hospital and to contribute towards timely/supportive discharge planning.

You will be expected to work a shift pattern comprising long days and nights.

If you are motivated, compassionate, a good team player and keen to make a difference to the lives of both adults and older people experiencing mental health crisis then we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

We're looking for people who enjoy working in fast paced and busy environment, forging excellent working relationships with other health professionals within the hospital and beyond.

A flexible 'can do' attitude, with a willingness to build links with acute hospital colleagues is essential to ensure that a proactive interface is created between mental health and acute services.

From working alongside colleagues in the A&E department, to in-reaching to the wards, you will work across the QEH supporting individuals presenting to the acute hospital with mental health issues.

We're looking for individuals who want to grow and develop their knowledge and skills by working closely with colleagues, sharing experience and knowledge to continually learn from each other.

You’ll have experience, particularly in areas of acute mental health and risk management and older adults' mental health.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who would like a new challenge with variety where no two days will be the same.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job responsibilities

Individual competence and suitability will be explored within interview. It is vital that the successful candidate demonstrates values and behaviours reflective of those of our Trust and this is a focus of the interview process.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• NHS discounts and many more

• Previous applicants need not apply

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with the relevant professional registration

Skills

• Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice

Experience

• Demonstrate effecive risk assessment and risk management experience
• Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• Experience in supporting transitions

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yeargross per annum