Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

NHS Jobs; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a flexible, full-time (with part-time consideration) professional for a liaison psychiatry role. You will join a supportive team with a robust induction, supervision and ongoing training to ensure confidence before working autonomously.

DBS costs are deducted from salary; a full UK driving licence is required for this post. The successful candidate will have professional registration (nurse or OT) and mental health experience, with the

Qualifications

• Professional qualification and registration in nursing or occupational therapy.
• Appropriate mental health experience.
• Commitment to reflective practice and ongoing development.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to deliver compassionate, person-centered care.
• Support band 6 clinicians in risk and mental health assessments.
• Contribute to patient and carer satisfaction and safe decision making.

Skills

Nurse

Mental health experience

Reflective practice

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Job description

We proudly offer a thorough and robust induction package to this role and we ensure that all new starters are given enough training and time spent as a supernumerary staff member to ensure that they are comfortable in the role before they are expected to work autonomously. We provide an excellent system of supervision to ensure that practitioners are always supported in their decision making. As such, you do not need to have previous experience in liaison psychiatry to be able to apply for this job. We have a strong focus on working together as a team and on patient and carer satisfaction and the strength of our clinical work is demonstrated by our having achieved Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Network (PLAN) accreditation. When fully established in this role, key areas of performance will include effective team working skills, effective written and spoken communication, being able to work under pressure to deliver compassionate and person centred care and be able to support the band 6 practitioners to carry out sound risk and mental health assessments. Essential criteria include a professional qualification and registration (nurse or occupational therapist), appropriate mental health experience and a commitment to reflective practice and learning and development. We are primarily seeking Full Time applicants, however part time applicants sill be considered. Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full information Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00 (standard) or £41.00 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £15 per year applies. A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust