Senior Practitioner MHLT

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Manchester seeks a Senior Mental Health Liaison Practitioner to lead and collaborate with the Mental Health Liaison Team, ensuring quality patient care and supporting team goals. The role involves managing patient assessments, governance processes, and team performance duties. Competitive salary between £47,810 and £54,710., with benefits including a cycle-to-work scheme and Blue Light Card Discounts.

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Professional Registration required.
• Extensive experience in Mental Health Liaison Team.
• Desirable supervision experience and experience in Quality Improvement.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the MHLT MDT.
• Assess, treat, and manage patients on the wards.
• Support team performance on key performance indicators.

Skills

Extensive MHLT Experience

Supervision Experience

QI and Change Management

Education

Professional Registration

Job description

Senior Mental Health Liaison Practitioner - Ward Senior Lead - that will work closely with the MHLT MDT and Acute Trust to Assess, Treat and Safely manage patients on the wards at the MRI, ensuring best practice for MDT's and Huddles, care and treatment and supporting timely move on. They will support the building of closer relationships between the ED and Wards and will be required to work across both at times. They will have supervision and PDR responsibilities, work on QI within the team, support governance processes by investigating complaints, incidents and deliver learning responses. They will support team performance of KPI's and individual supervisee performance as required. They will support the maintaining of the MHLT PLAN Accreditation.

Main duties of the job

• Communication
• Service Management in conjunction with the Team Manager
• Clinical & Social Care Governance & Quality
• Policy/Service Improvement & Development
• Financial and Other Resources
• Human Resources
• Service User, Carer and Stakeholder Involvement
• Learning, Education and Personal Development
• Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
• Health and Safety
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Infection Control
• Confidentiality

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world\'s most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

Salary details: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata

• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

• Professional Registration
• Extensive MHLT Experience

Desireable

• Supervision Experience
• Experience of QI and Change Management

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.