Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

Norfolk And Suffolk Nhs Foundation Trust; West Stow; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 46 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

NHS pension

Comprehensive training programmes

Career progression

27–33 days annual leave + bank holiday

Staff physio service

NHS discounts

Résumé du poste

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Mental Health Liaison Practitioner for West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds. The post is permanent and part-time, with shift patterns reflecting a 24/7 service.

The role requires collaboration with acute hospital colleagues to support patients with mental health conditions and contribute to discharge planning. You'll ideally bring RMN/LDN or social work registration, strong assessment skills, and experience in risk management.

Qualifications

• Registered RMN, LD nurse, OT or Social Worker with valid registration.
• Experience in risk assessment and risk management.
• Experience supervising students/preceptorship.

Responsabilités

• Work across the hospital to support adults and older people with mental health issues.
• Collaborate with A&E, wards and substance misuse teams to coordinate care.
• Assist discharge planning to ensure timely, safe patient flow.

Connaissances

Competent assessment skills

Conflict resolution

Team collaboration

Formation

Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) / Learning Disability Nurse (LTD) or Social Worker

Current professional registration

Description du poste

Job summary

Mental Health Liaison Practitioner - West Suffolk Hospital

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

Our Mental Health Liaison team based at the West Suffolk Hospital (WSH) in Bury St Edmunds has an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker to join their fantastic team on a permanent part time basis.

This role is there to support those attending the WSH 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.

Our vital service operates 24/7, 365 days of the year which means will be expected to work a shift pattern.

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 someone who enjoys 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, supporting substance misuse colleagues and liaising with other mental health professionals, you will work across the WSH supporting individuals presenting to the acute hospital with mental health issues.

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

Ideally 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.

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• NHS pension


• 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)


• staff physio service


• NHS discounts and many more

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Qualifications

Essential

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


• Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants)

Desirable

• Recognised Leadership/Management training

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrate effecive risk assessment and risk management experience


• Experience supervising others/students including preceptorship programme, student placements etc


• Experience of managing a caseload and the provision of Mental Health Care services to people with mental health care needs

Skills

Essential

• Competent assessment skills


• Conflict resolution and Breakaway training (or requirement to undertake within first 12 weeks)

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).