Mental Health Liaison Practitioner - Band 6

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust is recruiting for a Band 6 Mental Health Liaison role across three acute hospitals in Coventry, Nuneaton and Warwick. The post supports CORE 24 objectives and expands the Psychiatric Liaison Service.

We seek registered professionals in mental health nursing, social work or allied health with strong communication and teamwork, capable of delivering 24/7 support across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Professional registration in mental health nursing, social work or allied health professionals.
• Demonstrable level of clinical experience and excellent communication.
• Ability to work in partnership with Acute Trust hospitals.

Responsibilities

• Join expanding multidisciplinary team across three sites.
• Provide 24/7 mental health liaison support to A&E and hospital care.
• Flexibility to work weekends and night shifts across 3 sites.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Team player

Job description

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.

Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services

We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.

Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.

PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.

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Candidate Information Pack

Job overview

Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen with the Mental Health Liaison Team, a Psychiatric Liaison Service which works out of three Acute hospitals in Coventry, Nuneaton and Warwick.

We have been success in securing funding to recruit additional Band 6 clinicians to join our expanding multidisciplinary team to enhance our service in line with the NHS 5 year Forward View for Mental Health to achieve a CORE 24 service.

This will include in the near future develops into facilitating initial community follow- up in line with CORE 24 objectives.

We would particularly like to hear from Nurses and Social Workers and Occupational Therapists with a background in Adult Mental Health/ Learning Disability and/or Older Adults Mental Health.

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For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

We are strengthening our team and are looking for skilled, motivated and compassionate practitioners as we increase our hours of service and look to offer a more responsive and comprehensive service than ever before for people who attend A&E or are receiving care in a general hospital. You will need experience of working with people across a broad spectrum of mental disorders including people who self-harm or who are in mental health crisis or experiencing mental disorders associated with ageing.

Successful candidates will be joining our well established and supportive team of experienced practitioners: Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Consultant Psychiatrists, Clinical Support Workers and a Clinical Trainer to support new staff joining the team.

Working for our organisation

Candidate Information Pack Dec 24

The service received an overall rating of Good by the CQC and an Outstanding for care and compassion of which we are rightly proud. We have also been recognised both locally and nationally by receiving awards for the services we provide.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.

Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

We are looking for practitioners with Professional registration in mental health nursing, social work or allied health professionals, you will need a demonstrable level of clinical experience, and to be an excellent communicator and a good team player. You will need to be passionate and committed to delivering a service to a high standard, as well as being able to work in partnership with other teams and services including the Acute Trust hospitals.

MHLT work 365 days a year and offer a 24 hour service to the Acute Trust hospitals. The Band 6 posts will require flexibility that reflects the service, that is, you will need to be able to work shifts: weekends and nights. This will be across 3 sites.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications regardless of age, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation. Guidance and criteria on the filtering criminal cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.

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