Senior Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a member of the Integrated Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT) you will:

1. Work alongside senior team colleagues to provide clinical leadership to the team
2. Work alongside other senior colleagues to operate a Rapid Assessment and Treatment function for patients referred from the ED for specialist mental health assessment utilising the SBAR model of rapid assessment and care planning, and a modified version of the UK Mental Health Triage Scale.
3. Support and develop the clinical skills of junior team members, particularly in relation to the safe and appropriate use of positive risk taking
4. Support junior team members to prioritise referrals and clinical duties effectively, in order to promote safe and effective practice and clinical responsiveness
5. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with acute trust staff
6. Maintain high standards of oral and written communication with team / trust colleagues, acute trust staff, patients, and their significant others at all times
7. Provide a specialist consultation-liaison service to referring clinicians and clinical teams, assisting them in decision making in difficult and complex cases.
8. Promote choice and hopefulness and ensure a recovery orientated approach.
9. Promote and initiate any actions to safeguard vulnerable children and adults.
10. Be responsible for the full assessment of care needs of patients presenting with a wide variety of clinical conditions. Following this, the post-holder will be responsible for planning and referring on for appropriate follow up where necessary.
11. Provide a comprehensive consultation-liaison service to individual clinicians, particularly in assisting them develop emergency plans of care and make difficult decisions in cases where patients are exhibiting complex psychosocial needs and/or challenging behaviours
12. Be required to teach others, both in formal and informal settings. Teaching will also be provided to pre-registration students.
13. Be responsible for specific clinical projects and undertake all necessary work to complete these, including facilitating meetings, liaising and/or negotiating with other staff.
14. Be expected to participate fully in quality assurance initiatives, with particular emphasis on a 'patient first' approach when required.
15. The post-holder will act as a role model in providing a service for people with mental health problems for all staff within general hospital setting.
16. Ensure that collection of required data to inform key clinical performance indicators
17. To support the successful participation of the team in achieving required CQUIN targets
18. The post-holder will initiate and participate in audit/research projects associated with the work of the service when required.
19. The post-holder will carry out investigations into formal complaints and serious untoward incidents and submit reports in a timely manner.
20. The post holder represents the Trust in the general hospital setting and will play a vital role in communicating and maintaining a good working relationship between both Trusts.
21. Any other reasonable tasks allocated to you.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• HCPC/ NMC registration
• Hold relevant degree or diploma - MH Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Care

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of post grad training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience working in crisis and or liaison services
• Experience working with older adults in mental health crisis
• Experience supervising/ mentoring staff

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to complete comprehensive clinical assessments and risk assessments
• Ability to positive risk take
• Ability to work autonomously

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 456.4KB)
• Important Additional Information For Candidates (please read carefully) (PDF, 160.6KB)
• Privacy Notice for Staff (PDF, 268.6KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.5MB)