Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assess patients who attend the hospital with a known or suspected mental health problem, including those with dementia or delirium. Share expertise of mental health crises in over 65s. Work in close partnership with the Acute Hospital Trust, and Kent and Medway Partnership Trust teams in order to promote good working relationships and effective clinical care. Ability to assess where social need is greater than mental or physical health need and work with colleagues to coordinate appropriate plans of care for patients. Demonstrate risk management, and safeguarding issues, practicing safely and in accordance with individual patient need. To be able to formulate a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, integrated plan of care and communicate to relevant parties in a timely fashion. Involve carers at every step when appropriate.

Assess and anticipate individual needs of patient in crisis, taking appropriate action and communicating to relevant agencies/parties as required. Report all incidents as per the Trust incident reporting guidelines and policy.

The post holder will have the ability to work autonomously when carrying out assessments and planning care and collecting data.

To work within the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust Hospital Liaison Psychiatry Service to deliver a hospital focused service for people with co morbid illness

To develop links with and work collaboratively with Acute colleagues, and with those in the Hospital Psychiatry Liaison Service to enhance the interface between the specialist service and general hospital service.

To provide a specialist assessment and intervention service for adults (18yrs +) with co morbid illness and hold a small complex clinical caseload.

To act as an educational and consultative resource for colleagues working within the general hospital, primary care and the hospital liaison psychiatry service.

To maintain excellent standards of practice and regularly evaluate these.

To support service manager and matrons in leading the change process in line with LPS accreditation and delivery of Core 24 LPS services

• Develop appropriate clinical audit

• Report any incidents in accordance with Trust Policy.

• Act within policies, procedures and legislation that promote equality, diversity and rights.

Role model the trust values in your daily working practice, to your team and clients

• Utilise resources in an effective and cost-efficient manner.

To take a lead in an identified & specific clinical area – this may include Neurodiversity, Triage role, substance misuse, dual diagnosis, Dementia/Delirium, Complex emotional dysregulation disorders, High intensity users, Self-harming behaviours, medically unexplained symptoms - this is not an exhaustive list and is in addition to your generic role.

To lead on the clinical development of band 6 LPS staff.

To develop close working, trusted relationships with acute hospital colleagues

To complete clinical inductions for all newly appointed band 6 clinicians

To support LPS clinicians to access opportunities for work with days, and to encourage reciprocation, across a wide variety of services, to enhance understanding of other services roles, pathways and service provisions

To lead on service improvements for service users and carers, with increased involvement and completion of PREM & CREM

COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

•        Communicate effectively with the liaison psychiatry team and with general hospital colleagues 

•        To maintain accurate and relevant records and reports in accordance with Trust policy and professional requirements. 

•        To provide assessment, progress and reports on interventions undertaken. 

•        Liaise with other professionals and agencies that may be involved with a particular case.