Senior Practitioner Mental Health Liaison Team

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join North Bristol NHS Trust as a mental health liaison practitioner in a dynamic role at Southmead hospital. You'll be responsible for providing assessments, interventions, and support to patients with mental health needs, contributing significantly to patient care within a collaborative healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health assessment and intervention.
• Ability to form clinical decisions and act promptly.
• Flexibility to handle complex individual needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessments for patients with psychiatric illnesses.
• Develop risk management plans and coordinate care.
• Liaise with general hospital staff for mental health support.

Skills

Assessment

Communication

Crisis Management

Mental Health Support

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

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Job Overview

• This is an exciting opportunity to come and work a s a mental health liaison practitioner in the large modern state of the art Southmead hospital as part of the North Bristol NHS Trust.
• The NBT Mental Health Liaison Team currently provides mental health assessment, advice, care and treatment to patients within the general hospital and emergency department who have a mental health element to their attendance/admission. The team currently operates a 7 day age-inclusive and needs led service.
• We would like to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic Band 7 practitioner to join our team of medical, nursing, and social work staff. We are looking for experienced mental health practitioners with the skills, confidence and flexibility to assess complex individuals and make appropriate plans for their support and care in collaboration with hospital staff.
• You will have excellent assessment and communication skills, an ability to formulate clinical decisions and act on them promptly in a demanding, challenging but supportive environment. This is an ideal development opportunity for an experienced practitioner to gain skills in a new and vibrant environment.
  
  

Main duties of the job

To provide a psychosocial assessment and intervention service to people attending with a range of undifferentiated psychiatric illnesses and mental health problems, adhering to relevant national guidelines relating to psychosocial assessment after self harm.

To provide a short term intervention service in cases where clinical risk (suicide, self harm, self neglect and risk to others) is present but existing services are unable to provide a timely response.

Work with patients to provide a plan of care, risk screen and a risk management plan.

To make independent referrals to relevant services across organisational boundaries, including where necessary recommendations for admission to mental health inpatient beds, and referral for assessment under the Mental Health Act.

To liaise professionally with colleagues form Mental Health Services.

Contribute to providing a service that meets standards set out in PLAN.

To manage risk in clinical situations, in particular risk of further self harm, suicide, self neglect and risk to others, including children.

To provide general hospital staff with specialist mental health advice and support to enable them to deal more effectively with mental health problems in the hospital, acting as lead specialist for mental health within the team’s remit.

To develop operational procedures and protocols for the service within a research based framework.

To maintain and develop professional knowledge and expertise.

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

To provide a psychosocial assessment and intervention service to people attending with a range of undifferentiated psychiatric illnesses and mental health problems, adhering to relevant national guidelines relating to psychosocial assessment after self harm.

To provide a short term intervention service in cases where clinical risk (suicide, self harm, self neglect and risk to others) is present but existing services are unable to provide a timely response.

Work with patients to provide a plan of care, risk screen and a risk management plan.

To make independent referrals to relevant services across organisational boundaries, including where necessary recommendations for admission to mental health inpatient beds, and referral for assessment under the Mental Health Act.

To liaise professionally with colleagues form Mental Health Services.

Contribute to providing a service that meets standards set out in PLAN.

To manage risk in clinical situations, in particular risk of further self harm, suicide, self neglect and risk to others, including children.

To provide general hospital staff with specialist mental health advice and support to enable them to deal more effectively with mental health problems in the hospital, acting as lead specialist for mental health within the team’s remit.

To develop operational procedures and protocols for the service within a research based framework.

To maintain and develop professional knowledge and expertise.

To maintain effective administration standards and plan and lead clinical audits.

To demonstrate innovative research based practice.

To respond to any change in a patients’ presentation or circumstances and organise appropriate intervention.

To respond effectively in situations of crisis to ensure safety of patients, visitors and staff. Such situations could include fire, resuscitation and Major Incidents.

To have the ability to direct other staff appropriately in psychiatric emergency situations to ensure they act effectively to minimise/eliminate risk.

Reports accidents/incidents, legal and ethical issues in nursing practice in order to protect self/patients and colleagues.

To update on professional issues and developments in order to maintain high standards and provide evidence based nursing practice.

To provide and receive Clinical Supervision as required.

Managerial

To lead and be responsible for the development of clinical and managerial policies and procedures associated with the provision of the Mental Health Liaison Service.

Plan team shift rota in collaboration with whole team.

To delegate work appropriately to junior members of staff. Monitor their level of skill and expertise and advise and direct them in order that they act appropriately.

Assist with implementation of new developments to ensure their smooth introduction.

Assist in the recruitment of staff as required.

Maintain effective communication and collegial relationships within the Emergency Department or referring wards, mental health trusts and non-statutory agencies to facilitate effective functioning of the service.

To undertake individual performance reviews as agreed by the Clinical Manager.

To promote a culture whereby complaints are managed in an open and constructive manner in line with Trust Policy.

To communicate with relatives, utilising their input (where possible) in any assessment and discharge planning to ensure they are kept informed regarding serious mental illness, drug and alcohol issues and risk management.

To be the patients advocate and support them in their need to express their views on their ongoing care.

To represent the liaison service at NBT meetings and at meetings with Mental Health Trusts and other agencies.

Ensure the promotion of health and safety, well being and interests of patients, staff and visitors that come into contact with the Mental Health Liaison Team.

Contribute to effective ordering of supplies, maintenance and repair of equipment and to assist in budgetary control.

Education and Training

Actively participate in the identification of own learning and education needs and demonstrate achievement against Appraisal and Development plans.

To assist in the practical training of your Band 7 mental health liaison colleagues in the specialist assessment and management of common mental health problems in the older adult population within the emergency department setting, in order to participate in the movement toward an ageless front door service.

To plan and deliver a specialist Mental Health education programme to a range of staff groups including nurses, doctors and hospital managers and Mental Health Trust SHO’s and other disciplines.

To plan, implement and review education training packages for staff on secondment from other organisations and provide clinical supervision to their practice.

Contributes to creating environment where mental health learning and research are encouraged and practised.

Participate in the mentoring of a range of students placed with the team.

Liaison and Consultation

Provide a comprehensive consultation-liaison service to clinical teams, assisting them to formulate appropriate plans of care and make decisions in cases where patients may be exhibiting complex needs and/or challenging behaviours.

Be responsible for participating in specific clinical projects and undertake all the necessary work to complete these, including chairing or facilitating meetings, liaising and/or negotiating with other staff.

Participate fully in appropriate quality assurance initiatives, with the emphasis on developing patient/service user-focused services.

Promote a positive attitude and encourage a supportive culture in relation to mental health and across the general hospital.

Develop effective collaboration with clinical areas within the hospital to provide specialist mental health input.

Audit, Research and Evaluation

Demonstrate a commitment to developing audit and evaluations skills.

Participate in appropriate audit projects, including data collection, as a means of contributing to the ongoing evaluation and audit of the mental health liaison service.

Initiate or participate in R and D projects as appropriate.

Person specification

Assessment Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of assessment experience community
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Years experience 4+
  
  

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North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

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