Senior Liaison Mental Health Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Leeds; Vor Ort; GBP 25.000 - 37.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Employee wellbeing support

27 to 33 days annual leave

Flexible and remote working

NHS Pension Scheme

Coaching and career development

Training and education support

Discounts and payment schemes

Regular supervision

Zusammenfassung

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is advertising a part-time band 6 senior clinician post in the Liaison Psychiatry team, Older People’s Service, based at St James’s Hospital in Leeds. The 22.5-hour role includes some evening and weekend out-of-hours work and is suitable for professionals with clinical registration.

Applicants should hold a degree or diploma in mental health nursing, occupational therapy or social work and have at least two years at band 5 or above, with

Qualifikationen

• Degree or diploma in mental health nursing, occupational therapy or social work.
• Current registration with NMC, HCPC or Social Work England.
• At least 2 years at band 5 or above.
• Right to work in the UK or sponsorship eligibility (for registered practitioner roles).

Aufgaben

• Provide biopsychosocial assessment and risk assessment for general hospital inpatients.
• Deliver short-term psychosocial interventions to patients.
• Develop clinical formulations and management plans.
• Hold and manage a small caseload autonomously.
• Support new patient assessments and MDT input.
• Advise and educate hospital staff on mental health, risk, and community services.
• Collaborate with hospital colleagues on patients with physical and mental health needs.
• Deliver formal and informal teaching to hospital staff and MDTs.
• Work some evenings and weekends to support out-of-hours service.

Kenntnisse

Partnership working

Assessment & risk

Person-centred care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Effective communication

Ausbildung

Degree or diploma in mental health nursing, occupational therapy or social work

Jobbeschreibung

Part-time band 6 senior clinician post in the Liaison Psychiatry team, within the Older People's Service at Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, arising from a retirement. The work centres on biopsychosocial and risk assessment, short-term interventions and care planning for general hospital inpatients, plus advice and teaching for ward staff. Based at St James's Hospital, the 22.5-hour role includes some evening and weekend out-of-hours working. Applicants need a mental health nursing, occupational therapy or social work qualification and two years at band 5 or above.

What the job involves

• Provide biopsychosocial assessment, risk assessment and short-term psychosocial interventions to patients in general hospital beds
• Develop clinical formulations and management plans that meet the needs of patients and ward teams
• Hold and manage a small caseload autonomously
• Support new patient assessments and more intensive input for patients needing full MDT oversight
• Advise and educate general hospital staff on mental health presentations, risk management, legal frameworks and community services
• Work collaboratively with general hospital colleagues on patients with combined physical and mental health needs
• Deliver formal and informal teaching to internal and general hospital staff
• Work some evening and weekend shifts to support the out-of-hours service

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in mental health nursing, occupational therapy or social work

Registration & licences

• Current NMC, HCPC or Social Work England registration, as relevant to the qualification held

Experience

• At least 2 years at band 5 or above

Skills & knowledge

• Evidence of partnership working with a wide range of services and professionals
• High level of competence in assessment, treatment and evaluation of interventions with service users and carers
• Person-centred approach to care
• Confident working in a general hospital setting
• Communicating and collaborating effectively with clinicians from different medical and multidisciplinary specialties

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK, or eligibility for sponsorship (offered only for registered practitioner roles)

Other

• Strong interest in Liaison Psychiatry shown in the application

Nice to have

• Example of spotting a small problem and acting to stop it escalating
• Example of noticing that a colleague needed support and offering help
• Example of showing kindness or understanding to someone

What’s offered

• Employee wellbeing support
• 27 to 33 days annual leave
• Flexible and remote working arrangements
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Coaching and career development
• Training and education support
• Discounts and payment schemes, including for cars and extra leave
• Regular supervision, reflective practice and shadowing