Job overview
The established mental health liaison team at Salisbury Hospital is made up of a team manager, senior practitioner, band 6 nurses, and our consultant psychiatrist.
As an ageless mental health liaison team (18+), we support the hospital and their patients across the lifespan giving practitioners the chance to broaden their knowledge in all areas of mental health including acute, later life and organic and specialized pathways such as perinatal, eating disorder, and somatoform and medically unexplained symptoms. We see patients at all points of their journey- first point of contact needing primary care input to the most complex and challenging presentations.
This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with AWP trust policy all newly qualified social workers (NQSW) will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSW’s are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be extended for a further 2 years.
If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role this will be an automatic progression, following confirmation of your successful ASYE completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 post you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy upon successful ASYE completion.
Main duties of the job
Our liaison team tends to receive referrals from A&E as well as the wards (roughly 50% split) which can provide the ‘best of both worlds’ - a proportion of patients we see for ‘one off’ assessments and another proportion who we can see as an inpatient for longer and benefit from the rapport building and continuity that this can give.
We are a very supportive team who enjoy the complexity this job can offer and see new challenges as obstacles to overcome creatively. Risk is a large part of our role, but we take this on with shared enthusiasm and support. We also act as advocates for our patients and general colleagues as needed. Come to a job where you will keep learning and no two days are quite the same!
1. Conducting Full Psychosocial assessments for patients referred to the service.
2. Liaise with medical and nursing staff and families and carers.
3. Refer on to other services as necessary.
4. Educational support for general hospital staff.
5. Mentoring students.
Skills required include:
1. Assessment of risk.
2. Clinical Formulation skills.
3. Discharge planning skills and knowledge.
4. Coordinating and organising ability.
5. Good communication skills.
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