Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Psychiatric Liaison Services provide high quality mental health care to people.
If you are looking for an exciting opportunity, our service has expanded and there are vacancies for band 6 psychiatric liaison practitioners. We are based in the acute hospital and is an assessment and signposting service. Our service is core 24 and is accredited by the RCPsych.
Our team is dynamic, culturally diverse, inclusive, very supportive and creative. We work collaboratively with our colleagues in the acute hospital. We value feedback from our service users and family/carers. We welcome applications from anyone who is interested and who has the relevant qualifications and experience and who has a ready-to-do attitude.
This role attracts a local Retention Premium of £500 payable annually after 3 years of service in the team and each year thereafter, as well as a Recruitment Premium of £3,000 payable on appointment.
Main duties of the job
* To utilise a range of specialist skills appropriate to the needs of individual patients and the clinical setting in which they are required to be seen.
* To co-ordinate and monitor the delivery of person-centered healthcare to a designated group of people who use our services, using complex clinical decision-making where appropriate.
* To be responsible for the full assessment of the psychiatric/psychosocial needs of those patients who have been referred to the service, including the comprehensive assessment of risks to self and others.
* To be responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of robust discharge plans based on a clear assessment and formulation of the person's needs, which may include urgent referral to secondary mental health services, social, and voluntary services.
* To work as a member of the MDT in assessing and planning care and responding to changes in people who use our services.
* To act in a manner that respects the customs, individuality, values, sexuality, and spiritual beliefs, actively supporting the individual to fulfil these.
* To ensure the provision of therapeutic activities, emotional support, and stability to clients to ensure effective engagement while maintaining professional boundaries.
* To create, develop, and maintain professional supportive relationships with all members of staff, with other professionals and agencies to enhance recovery.
* To act as a role model in providing a service for people with mental health problems within a hospital setting.
About us
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 also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in 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. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
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!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification for further information about the role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* 1 years' experience post qualification working with people with mental health problems.
* Evidence of CPD.
Desirable
* Practice Assessor and Supervisor.
* Independent assessment skills i.e. CMHRS duty, HTT assessment, liaison assessment or similar.
Qualifications
Essential
* Professional Qualification as RMN/RN (Mental Health) or Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with professional registration (NMC/HCPC).
* Willingness to complete Mentorship course.
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Epsom General Hospital
Dorking Road Epsom
Epsom
KT18 8EG
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