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Mental Health Liaison Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Mental Health
Contract: Permanent: Shift work over 7 days. 7am - 7.30pm or 7pm -7.30am.
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts over 7 days. Long days or Night Shifts)
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Closing: 16/03/2025 23:59
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We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability, and optimism) to help us provide high-quality care to the patients, carers, families, and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
Job Overview
As part of the East Sussex Urgent Care Pathway The Haven, in Hastings to provide an emergency mental health response service that will support people experiencing a mental health crisis that requires an immediate response. The post holder will have the opportunity to work within The Haven with the Mental Health Liaison Team providing them with a wide and diverse range of adaptable skills they can apply across the whole Urgent Care Pathway.
The service operates 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, and the post holder will be expected to do shift work across the services.
This service will support diversion from A&E for the people who require contact and or assessment with a mental health worker but who are not in need of medical attention. Assessment, advice, and support to those who are suffering with mental health issues but are physically unwell in the general hospital. Providing advice and support throughout their stay and appropriate follow-up care.
Main duties of the job
1. To offer a comprehensive assessment for people referred by the A&E Department of the Conquest Hospital in line with hospital protocols.
2. To take referrals from the medical members of the Psychiatric Liaison team for short term intervention and care for inpatients in the Conquest Hospital who have been diagnosed with a mental health problem.
3. To act as care coordinator under the Care Programme Approach for patients on the caseload and to ensure discharge is fully planned.
4. To act as an effective member of the Psychiatric Liaison Team, contributing to the development of good practice and the strategic development of the same.
5. To manage a co-morbid outpatient caseload in line with Trust protocols.
6. To act as a link between The Conquest Hospital and the Community Mental Health Teams providing information and advice for staff.
7. To provide an educational and advice-giving role for staff within the Conquest Hospital.
Qualifications
* RMN registered with NMC
* Degree in Professional Practice or working towards this qualification
Knowledge/Experience
* Practising within an appropriate community mental health setting at an experienced level or experience considered equivalent.
* Knowledge of Child & Adult Protection/ Safeguarding Procedures
* Demonstrates enhanced skills supportive of the role
* Demonstrates excellent systematic assessment skills
* Able to manage and prioritise the workload and deal effectively with multiple demands
* Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Demonstrates some skills in leadership
* Demonstrates evidence of developing innovative practice.
* Is proactive and an effective change agent
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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