Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Mental Health Practitioner to be part of our First Response Services based within our Liaison Psychiatry and Street Triage Services, Wirral.
The Liaison Psychiatry Service delivers comprehensive mental health assessments, brief intervention, care planning, and signposting support for patients who present to the A&E Department or who have been admitted to hospital.
We welcome professionals from a mental health nursing, social work, LD, or OT background to apply.
The successful applicant will be expected to work across Urgent Care Mental Health First Response Services, which will include Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams, Liaison Services, Street Triage Services, Liaison and Diversion Services, and the Crisis Line.
Main duties of the job
Post holders will enhance the Liaison Psychiatry Service providing prompt response for assessments, assisting treatment delivery within the ED 4-hour targets and NHS England response times. The liaison role is also to support the education and training of acute care staff around mental health issues, Deprivation of Liberty safeguards, Mental Capacity Act & the Mental Health Act.
We are looking for dynamic, motivated individuals with an excellent track record in engaging people in distress, high-quality risk assessment skills, and a compassionate approach to working with patients and their families/carers.
Experience of working with patients with complex mental health difficulties is essential. All successful applicants will receive robust supervision and be supported in their own professional development.
Please contact our team if you are interested and/or would like an informal discussion about the role.
About us
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health, and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs: Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion, and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* A registered professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Learning Disabilities, Social Work, or Occupational Therapy including registration with the relevant regulatory body.
* Evidence of further professional development.
* Recognised qualification in psychotherapeutic interventions i.e., post-graduate certificate in CBT.
Knowledge and Expertise
* Up-to-date knowledge of national and local guidance relevant to Liaison Psychiatry Services i.e., PLAN, Crisis Care Concordat, National Suicide Prevention Strategy, Parity of Esteem agenda, relevant NICE guidelines.
* A working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Duty of Candour.
* Knowledge of sensitivity to equal opportunities.
* Sound knowledge of current professional staff development needs.
* Knowledge of the relationship between physical and mental health and of physical pathology.
* Information technology skills.
* An understanding of Liaison Psychiatry KPIs.
* Sound knowledge of other agencies, Trust, PCT's within the community and outside the boundaries of our own Trust.
* Best Interest Assessor or an understanding of best interest.
Experience
* Extensive experience working in a variety of mental health settings and crisis/liaison work.
* Experience of multidisciplinary working.
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.
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