Site Mental Health Liaison Team South Cumbria Town Barrow-in-Furness Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/04/2025 23:59
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
1. Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
2. Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
3. Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports 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, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent post as Band 7 Practitioner in the Mental Health Liaison team for The Bay, based in Barrow in Furness.
The successful candidate will oversee assessments and treatment for patients on the MHLT pathway and clinical delivery of the service which will involve, offering timely and responsive assessments, working collaboratively with service users and their families, delivering high quality evidence based approaches to care, and delivering collaborative care – plans and risk assessments based on least restrictive practice. Furthermore, being committed to delivering quality and being able to reflect on the importance of the service user journey and experience is critically important to this role.
The Practitioner role is central to the safe and effective running of the service. We require outstanding clinical skills and someone who is committed to providing a high quality, safe and effective service. The successful applicant will be encouraged to develop clinically and professionally, with training being actively encouraged in effective leadership (7up Programme). A high level of emotional intelligence will be required in the successful applicant, and the ability to be part of a cohesive MDT team will be critical to the role. Furthermore, the development and maintenance of key stakeholder relationships with CCG’s, LSCFT partner services and Acute Hospitals is vital to the role.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to serve the whole of the multi-racial and multi-cultural community on the Furness and Cumbria and demonstrate values and commitment to diversity and anti-discriminatory practice. This will require the successful applicant to be a leader, mentor, teacher and role model. The role is comprehensive and will require a clear understanding of the Mental Health Act 2007 and will require a detailed knowledge of all aspects of Adult Safeguarding.
This is an outstanding opportunity for career development in an exciting pathway. Regular line management and clinical supervision will be offered, and we will actively look at developing the successful applicant in this exciting role. This post is a 24/7 post including night shifts.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (Mental Health) – current NMC Registration
* Evidence of professional updating and development in the nursing care of patients in an acute or community setting
* Diploma in Professional Studies (Nursing) - or equivalent
Experience
* Several years post-registration mental health nursing experience
* Involvement in innovative nursing practice and multi-cultural nursing environments
Skills
* Skills in assessing, planning and evaluating mental health nursing interventions
* Skills in interacting therapeutically with distressed and/or disturbed individuals
* Skills in teaching, supervision and self-appraisal
Knowledge
* Extensive knowledge of the various approaches to mental health assessment
* Knowledge of key areas of liaison psychiatric nursing practice, including the psychological effects of physical illness
* Knowledge of nursing and psychiatric interventions with patients in an acute phase of mental illness/distress
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