Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 301-SB-24-6460967
- Employer
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
CAMHS Mental Health Liaison Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Do you hold a professional registration in one of the following:
- Nursing
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Other Allied Health Professional
As a CAMHS Mental Health Liaison Practitioner you will provide mental health assessment and support for patients within general hospital settings and develop and implement care plans in co-operation with the General Hospital staff, ensuring Acute providers and Psychiatric Liaison services have access to specialist CAMHS knowledge and resources.
You will join an extended Mental Health Liaison Service for all-age mental health problems across the two main hospital sites across Shropshire and Telford area. The role will have two site bases at Princess Royal Hospital and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and will ensure Children and Young People have access to quality and timely psychiatric assessment.
You will improve the overall quality and provision of psychological aspects of care by sharing mental health skills and knowledge with other health care colleagues, ensuring pathways for Children and Young People attending Acute Providers are safe and effective, clearly communicated and robustly evaluated.
Provide mental health assessment to both adults and young people and support for patients within general hospital settings and develop and implement care plans in co-operation with the General Hospital staff, ensuring Acute providers and Psychiatric Liaison services have access to specialist CAMHS knowledge and resources.
Main duties of the job
- To participate and support the offer of Psychiatric Liaison to Children and Young People in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
- To participate in the collection of data relating to the Liaison Mental Health project.
- To actively promote the Liaison Mental Health principles within the acute hospitals to ensure that other professions and agencies understand the Liaison Mental Health Service.
- To undertake assessment of mental health and care needs of inpatients in the acute hospitals with mental health problems in cooperation with multi-disciplinary teams within the hospital.
- To undertake assessment of carer views and needs and provide appropriate advice and support.
- To provide clinical advice relating to complex mental health issues to nurses and other health care professionals within Shropshire’s DGHs.
- To effectively refer to and liaise with a range of agencies and services so that the patient’s mental health needs are met effectively and appropriately during their admission and following discharge from the acute hospital setting.
- To promote and maintain the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
- To ensure personal awareness of all Trust polices, including Administration of Medicines, Confidentiality, Records and Record keeping.
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information relating to this position please see the attached job description and specification
Additionally, as this post will have cross-site cover you would need to be able to drive and have access to a vehicle.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Experience working with children and young people with complex social, emotional and mental health needs, in high levels of distress, including risk assessment and safety planning.
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in relevant area of practice (e.g. non-medical prescribing, DBT, EMDR, Psychotherapy).
essential
Essential criteria
- Significant demonstrable post qualification experience at this level.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of local authority child protection processes.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Morris
- Job title
- CAMHS Clinician Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01743 216000
- Additional information
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