NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area: Mental Health
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (will include nights)
Job ref: 339-MED2075-LMG
Site: Southmead Hospital
Town: Bristol
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
* This is an exciting opportunity to come and work as a mental health liaison practitioner in the large modern state of the art Southmead hospital as part of the North Bristol NHS Trust.
* The NBT Mental Health Liaison Team currently provides mental health assessment, advice, care and treatment to patients within the general hospital and emergency department who have a mental health element to their attendance/admission. The team currently operates a 7 day age-inclusive and needs led service.
* We would like to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic Band 7 practitioner to join our team of medical, nursing, and social work staff. We are looking for experienced mental health practitioners with the skills, confidence and flexibility to assess complex individuals and make appropriate plans for their support and care in collaboration with hospital staff.
* You will have excellent assessment and communication skills, an ability to formulate clinical decisions and act on them promptly in a demanding, challenging but supportive environment. This is an ideal development opportunity for an experienced practitioner to gain skills in a new and vibrant environment.
Main duties of the job
* To provide a psychosocial assessment and intervention service to people attending with a range of undifferentiated psychiatric illnesses and mental health problems, adhering to relevant national guidelines relating to psychosocial assessment after self harm.
* To provide a short term intervention service in cases where clinical risk (suicide, self harm, self neglect and risk to others) is present but existing services are unable to provide a timely response.
* Work with patients to provide a plan of care, risk screen and a risk management plan.
* To make independent referrals to relevant services across organisational boundaries, including where necessary recommendations for admission to mental health inpatient beds, and referral for assessment under the Mental Health Act.
* To liaise professionally with colleagues from Mental Health Services.
* Contribute to providing a service that meets standards set out in PLAN.
* To manage risk in clinical situations, in particular risk of further self harm, suicide, self neglect and risk to others, including children.
* To provide general hospital staff with specialist mental health advice and support to enable them to deal more effectively with mental health problems in the hospital, acting as lead specialist for mental health within the team’s remit.
* To develop operational procedures and protocols for the service within a research based framework.
* To maintain and develop professional knowledge and expertise.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Person specification
Assessment Experience
* Evidence of assessment experience in the community.
If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel 0117 414 1151.
North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
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