Band 7 Specialist Older Adults Psychiatry Liaison Practitioner
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest Specialist Mental Health Trusts in England providing mental health and learning disability services to a population of circa 1 million across Surrey and its Borders.
We are looking for a Band 7 Specialist Older Adults Psychiatry Liaison Practitioner to join our Psychiatry Liaison Service at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey.
The successful candidate will be involved in undertaking initial assessments and follow-up reviews of older people presenting with mental health issues and/or dementia at St Peter’s Hospital (currently inpatient wards and A+E).
They must be able to work flexibly within the team and provide supervision to a team of nurses. The posts require shift working.
In return for your commitment, we will offer regular support and supervision, and great career aspirations. We are committed to supporting and developing our staff to meet their aspirations.
Informal visits are welcomed and encouraged.
Responsibilities include:
1. Providing expert interventions and oversight to the care of older people within the acute general hospital pathway.
2. Ensuring that the care delivered is excellent and in keeping with the most up-to-date guidelines.
3. Supporting the growth and development of other members of the liaison psychiatry team.
4. Providing education, challenging stigma, and actively supporting service improvement and development.
5. Building and maintaining supportive and responsive relationships with colleagues in the acute trust.
6. Leading on clinically challenging and complex cases.
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 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, with historic market towns and bustling districts enveloped in wonderful countryside.
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.
We look forward to receiving your application!
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Oliver Maburutse Job title: Clinical Service Manager Email address: oliver.maburutse@sabp.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07768347793
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