Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner - Wrexham

NHS; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner to join the NHS team in Wrexham. This role focuses on enhancing patient care and facilitating quicker discharges from hospital wards, requiring strong assessment skills and the ability to work collaboratively with healthcare teams. Applicants with Welsh language skills are preferred but not mandatory.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health settings and patient assessment.
• Ability to liaise effectively with professionals and families.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients' mental health during their hospital stay.
• Support service provision and improve discharge processes.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Patient Care

Liaison Skills

Education

Relevant Mental Health Qualification

Job description

Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner - Wrexham

There is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join the Psychiatric Liaison service based in Wrexham.The aim of the post is to support improved service provision and support earlier discharge home from the hospital wards andEmergency Department. The role requires liaising with other professionals and family.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support many aspects of patient care, with a focus on the assessment and treatment of patient's mental health during their stay in Wrexham Maelor Hospital

Full induction into this post will be supported, with opportunities for further career development.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Experience

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

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.