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Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Blackburn (OK); On-site; USD 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Mental Health Liaison team based at Royal Blackburn Hospital. You will work with patients presenting with psychosomatic and mental health issues in A&E and acute wards, delivering evidence-based care, coordinating with other services and supporting families and carers in distress.

The role emphasizes high-quality communication, empathy, and the ability to engage with individuals in difficult

Qualifications

• Assist in evidence-based practice within a busy A&E and acute wards.
• Complete physical health tools to improve the physical health of service users with mental illness.
• Provide 1:1 support to service users waiting psychiatric admission in A&E.

Responsibilities

• Assist in evidence-based practice within a busy A&E and acute wards, providing advice, support and care, liaising with other agencies under the guidance of Mental Health Liaison Nurses for service users and families in distress with complex needs.
• Completion of physical health tools to improve physical health of service users with mental illness.
• Provide 1:1 support to service users waiting psychiatric admission in A&E.

Job description

Mental Health Practitioner | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Patients may present with a wide range of mental health and psychological problems, including following an episode of self-injury, psychiatric emergency and as a consequence of physical illness. You will be expected to work with individuals experiencing psychosomatic disorders and a variety of psychological and adjustment issues resulting from physical illness. You will use higher- level communication skills, both written and oral and have an ability to engage with challenging and/or acutely distressed individuals, sometimes in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations.

The Mental Health Liaison team provides a comprehensive service to patients/service users, carers and clinical colleagues based within our acute trust at Royal Blackburn Hospital.

This involves:

• To assist in the provision of quality evidence-based practice, within a busy A& E department and Acute wards. Providing advice; support and care, liaising with other agencies under the guidance of the Mental Health Liaison Nurses for Service Users and their families who present often in a distressed state with complex mental health needs and social difficulties.
• Completion of physical health tools to improve the physical health of service users with mental illness.
• Provide 1:1 support to service users waiting psychiatric admission in A&E

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

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