Senior Paediatric Liaison Nurse/ Mental Health Practitioner

Sabp; Burgh Heath; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Surrey is offering a Senior Paediatric Liaison Mental Health Practitioner (Core 13 PLN) position at Frimley Park Hospital. You will lead clinical assessment and supervise PLN team members, supported by the General Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist.

The role involves complex CYP mental health assessment, coordinating with ED, MH Crisis Teams, and other CYP services to enable safe discharge and robust care planning across the service's

Qualifications

• A clinical qualification to degree level or equivalent.
• Membership of NMC as a Mental Health Nurse (RMN).
• Significant post qualifying experience, some of which must have been as a Band 6 in community.
• Experience working with CYP with mental health needs in the community.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical assessment of CYP with complex mental health needs and crisis.
• Collaborate with ED, Adult Psychiatric Liaison Service, MH Crisis Teams, and other Paediatric Liaison Workers to ensure timely assessment and management.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to assess and treat CYP with serious mental health difficulties in crisis.
• Manage own workload from referral to discharge/transfer and attend supervision.
• Lead on supervision for PLN's and junior colleagues within the service.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Liaison with CYP services

CYP mental health

Collaboration with ED

Education

NMC Mental Health Nurse (RMN) registration

Degree-level clinical qualification

Job description

Job summary

Senior Paediatric Liaison Mental Health Practitioner Core 13

We have an exciting opportunity to offer a Senior Paediatric Liaison Nurse/ Practitioner (PLN) B7 position within the recently established Core 13 PLN service at Frimley Park Hospital (FPH), supporting children and young people's mental health needs. You will be joining an exciting new service providing clinical leadership and supervision for the PLN's in the team and will be well supported by the General Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist as part of your own development.

The CYPS (Children and Young Peoples Services) Paediatric Liaison Service at FPH is vital to ensuring the needs of the CYP presenting at ED (Emergency Department) with mental health and emotional issues are met in a timely manner. The post holder will be required to comprehensively assess, plan their care and facilitate safe discharge in conjunction with the CYP and their main carer/s, as well as effectively interface and build on the relationships with ED Paediatric colleagues and associated CYP services and agencies.

The Core 13 Service at FPH - called as such because it will operate x13 hours a day from 9am-10pm, x7 days a week - is a new developing service assessing and caring the CYP with mental health and emotional well-being issues from any geographical area. You will be expected to be part of a rostering system to cover the hours of operation in this role.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will lead clinical assessment of the CYP who may have a complex co-morbid mental health need and present in crisis, working alongside medical, nursing and other professional colleagues to ensure that the most effective care and treatment is provided resulting in safe and timely discharge
• Work closely with ED, the SABP Adult Psychiatric Liaison Service, Mental Health Crisis Teams, On Call Duty Psychiatrist, On Call Managers, other Paediatric Liaison Workers, ensuring the CYP's are seen in a timely manner, risk is assessed and a management plan is developed.
• To work within a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team involved in the assessment and treatment of CYP with serious and complex mental health difficulties in crisis.
• To manage own workload from referral to discharge/transfer, holding medium to high-risk cases as well as ensuring time to attend supervision.
• Be responsible for the initial assessment and subsequent facilitation of referral to Hope and/or discharge with a signed care plan regarding safety and recorded on the EPR
• Represent the Service at professional/network meetings to offer advice/consultation on complex cases.
• To undertake relevant CPD to improve assessment and treatment skills regarding crisis care.
• To lead on and provide clinical supervision for the PLN's and junior colleagues within the service
• Where appropriate to deputise in the General Manager's absence

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

Qualifications

Essential

• A clinical qualification to degree level or equivalent
• Membership of NMC professional body as a Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

Desirable

• Full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes

Qualifications

Essential

• Significant post qualifying experience, some of which must have been as a Band 6 in community.
• Experience working with CYP with mental health needs in the community
• Ability to undertake mental health assessments, risk assessments, risk formulations, crisis and contingency planning and use of outcome measures.

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.

UK Registration

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

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

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.