Band 6 CAMHS Psychiatric Liaison Nurse
Gloucester Health and Care NHS Trust
CAMHS Liaison Service
Royal Gloucestershire Hospital, Pullman Place, Great Western Road, Gloucester, GL1 3ND
Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00 (1/3 Weekend Cover)
£27ph Weekdays, £30ph Saturdays, £35ph Sundays
To work as part of a psychiatric liaison team providing a core mental health liaison and assessment service providing clinical cover 09:00-17:00 to the Paediatric Department on a 7 day per week basis.
Job Description
1. Offer an assessment service to patients presenting at the emergency and paediatric departments with a broad range of mental health and psychological problems, and psychiatric illnesses.
2. Provide a mental health consultation, liaison, and advice service throughout the departments.
3. Deliver a range of evidence-based psychological interventions to individual patients aged 11-15 who have predominantly self-harmed.
4. Assist and support general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.
5. Provide formal and informal education and clinical supervision to registered and unregistered staff.
6. Represent mental health services within Hospitals Trust.
7. Provide a communication structure between secondary mental health services, primary care, and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care.
We also offer a £250 bonus for starting this contract, which will be paid out to you after 150 hours completed (4 Weeks).
If you know anyone who may be interested in the position, we can also offer a £250 referral fee.
If this role is of interest, please respond to this advert with an up-to-date copy of your CV or call Jake on 01772 208963. #J-18808-Ljbffr