Main area: Mental Health Liaison Service Boston
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Part time
* Flexible working
17.5 hours per week (Flexible working options may be available)
Job ref: 274-11140-AI
Employer: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Department of Psychiatry, Pilgrim Hospital
Town: Boston
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/10/2024 08:00
Job overview
Pilgrim Hospital in Boston is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6 AFC) for Older Adult and Working Age Adult Specialisms. Suitably qualified, experienced (at least 2 years), and registered Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, and Social Workers are encouraged to apply. Hours of Work: Core 24 service over a 7 day period.
The role involves conducting comprehensive Bio-Psychosocial Assessments in line with NICE Guidelines and Evidence Based Treatment Pathways for patients presenting to the acute hospital. The practitioner will contribute to a multidisciplinary team approach, ensuring the best possible outcome for patients. The role will provide operational support as part of the Mental Health Liaison Service (MHLS), working in partnership with United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
The service aims to provide emergency and urgent mental health support to people in A&E and General Wards, as well as review and signpost those admitted with CAMHS and drug- and alcohol-related mental health needs. The practitioner will be provided with high-quality supervision, mentoring, and access to national conferences and training to support their development and skills in delivering high-quality care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of and appropriate liaison for a defined group of service users (16 +) admitted to Hospital. The post holder will provide assessment and professional advice as well as support to the Emergency Department and Wards, staff/teams and all other relevant agencies to ensure that any patients with mental health needs have a timely admission and are linked into appropriate LPFT teams/services upon their discharge if appropriate.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.
• Operational hours are over 24 hours, 7 days a week.
• To delegate aspects of the patient treatment plan to other members of the team, whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate.
• To manage case-load and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements (Key Performance Indicators).
• Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behaviour.
• Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet people’s identified needs and manage their inherent risk with comprehensive Clinical Risk Formulation.
• To assess carers’ and families needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support for carers and families.
• Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm.
• To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, with other professionals and agencies.
• To maintain accurate and timely clinical records and to co-ordinate and monitor those of the team.
• To adhere to N.M.C. or other professional codes of conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation.
• To develop clinical practice having due regard for the NICE Guidelines for Liaison Psychiatry 2016.
• To demonstrate empowering leadership skills within the Mental Health Liaison Team and seek opportunities in local and national area as to promote and develop the profession.
• To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including: induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit.
Person specification
Qualifications
* RMN, Social Work or Occupational Therapist. Professional Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent to profession.
* Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice.
* Educated to degree or diploma level.
Experience
* Relevant experience of working with people with mental health needs, especially dementia and older adults.
* Substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis.
* Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions based upon an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options.
* An understanding of the impact physical ill health can have upon mental health.
* Ability to work independently and collectively.
* Mentorship qualification or training.
* ENB998 / FliPS or equivalent.
* Experience of working within a Hospital Liaison environment.
* Working knowledge of Assessment tools.
* Working with people who have suicidal ideation.
* Working within a multi-disciplinary approach to healthcare.
* Experience of teaching in a formal or informal setting.
Skills
* Excellent assessment and risk management skills.
* Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health 5 year forward view.
* Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of some information.
* Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes.
* Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
* Ability to engage with patients experiencing High Expressed Emotion.
* Experience of working with patients who have self-harming behaviours.
* Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and MCA (2005).
* Evidence of continued professional development.
* Moderate IT skills including use of multiple clinical systems.
* Knowledge of current agenda and guidance towards Mental Health Liaison.
As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have right to work in the UK.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Debbie Judge
Job title: Clinical Lead Mental Health Liaison Practitioner
Email address: [emailprotected]
Telephone number: 07812483486
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