The mental health liaison team provides a comprehensive service to patients/service users over 16yrs, carers and clinical colleagues based within the Acute Hospital Trust. This involves:
* Offering an assessment service to patients presenting with a range of mental health and psychological problems.
* Providing a mental health consultation-liaison and advice service.
* Delivering a range of interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate.
* Assisting and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.
* Providing formal and informal education and clinical supervision to registered and unregistered staff.
* Representing mental health services within the general hospital.
* Providing a communication structure between the general hospital, secondary mental health services, primary care and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care.
* Following assessment, discuss and agree with the band 7 practitioner, the most appropriate pathway, signposting and where an inpatient stay is potentially required refer to the Enhanced Gatekeeping MDT.
* Co-ordinate 136 MHA presentations in the A&E Department and support Section 136 Suites co-located.
Main duties of the job
Patients may present with a wide range of mental health and psychological problems, including following an episode of self-harm, 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 be required to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems, while utilising effective clinical judgments about the most appropriate treatment, discharge and follow-up options.
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.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Nurse (Mental Health) - current NMC Registration or equivalent professional health care qualification.
* Evidence of professional updating and development in the care of patients in an acute or community setting.
* Diploma in Professional Studies (Nursing) - or equivalent.
Desirable
* Teaching & Assessing qualification (or equivalent).
* CBT/PSI qualification.
* Registered General Nurse.
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of key areas of liaison psychiatric practice, including the psychological effects of physical illness.
* Knowledge of Common Law and issues relating to the Mental Health Act (1983).
* Knowledge of the various therapeutic approaches in the care and treatment of patients with delirium, dementia and depression.
* Knowledge of psychiatric interventions with patients in an acute phase of mental illness/distress.
Experience
Essential
* A minimum of two years post-registration mental health experience.
* Involvement in innovative practice and multi-cultural environments.
Desirable
* Practicing in an acute mental health inpatient/Community care setting.
Skills
Essential
* Skills in assessing, planning and evaluating mental health interventions.
* Skills in interacting therapeutically with distressed and/or disturbed individuals.
* Skills in teaching, supervision and self-appraisal.
* Skills in individual interventions.
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
* Ability to assimilate new concepts and approaches to care.
* Ability to respond positively to constructive criticism.
* Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
* A problem-solving approach to professional practice.
* Ability to meet the travel requirements of the role.
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane North
Fulwood, Preston
PR2 9HT
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