Psychiatric Liaison Service Clinician - Aylesbury

NHS; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Buckinghamshire is seeking a Psychiatric Liaison Service Clinician to join their team. The role involves providing mental health services in acute settings, conducting assessments, and ensuring patient care is effective and safe. Ideal candidates will have experience in crisis assessments and a positive attitude towards service users. This position offers excellent career progression opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Staff networking and support groups

Qualifications

• Experience in crisis assessments and working with complex patients.
• Positive attitude towards service users.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health services at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe General Hospital.
• Support timely and safe discharge from wards.
• Contribute to reducing unnecessary inpatient admissions.

Skills

Crisis assessments

Risk assessments

Teaching

Liaison working

Education

Current Registration

Registered student mentor

Job description

Do you want to join a small, fun and well regarded Liaison team in Buckinghamshire?

We are seeking a Psychiatric Liaison Service Clinician to join our Psychiatric Liaison Service.The purpose of the Bucks Psychiatric Liaison Service (PLS) is to provide a liaison psychiatry service for patients in acute psychiatric states (psychosis, severe depression, dementia and delirium) presenting to the Acute Hospital Trust and where appropriate provide assessment, liaison and treatment advice so that patients will have their mental health needs met as well as their physical needs.

Along with crisis assessments within the hospital settings we also provide expert mental health advice, support and training to staff where it's needed. You must be able to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure the care provided is safe, effective and of a high quality.

We are a strong little team who are currently working towards PLAN accreditation and want someone to join us in our journey who has proven team working skills.

Please note this role will require clinicians to work 3 long days per week on a rota system with 4 rest days.

Main duties of the job

• Provide mental health services at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe General Hospital, ensuring patients' mental health needs are met alongside their physical needs
• Function autonomously, managing assessments and the demands of a busy and challenging environment
• Arrange and provide brief evidence-based psycho-social treatments for patients who have self-harmed
• Support timely and safe discharge from wards, working closely with the acute Trust to avoid unnecessary prolonged hospital stays
• Contribute to reducing unnecessary inpatient admissions to secondary care and support appropriate care packages as alternatives to admission

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role. Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to be fully qualified, have already passed your OSCE and have an NMC pin number or hold HCPC registration in order to be considered for this role.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person Specification

Experience

• Current Registration
• Experience in Crisis assessments
• Registered student mentor

Clinical skillset

• Experience in conducting risk assessments
• Experience in teaching
• Experience in working with complex patients
• Positive attitude towards service users
• Interest/experience in Liaison working

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.

Wilkes House, The John Hampden Unit, Stoke Mandeville Hospital,

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearPer annum | Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-BM7188777

Job locations

Wilkes House, The John Hampden Unit, Stoke Mandeville Hospital,