Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic, and committed qualified mental health nurse to join the North Access CBU Psychiatric liaison team for older adults based at Wansbeck hospital and NSECH.
We are looking for a compassionate, caring, experienced, and confident nurse to join our well-established team who provide mental health assessments, liaison interventions and informal/formal education to the acute general hospital staff.
Main duties of the job
The candidate will have the skills to work in a fast paced environment, working across multiple sites alongside a variety of professionals.
The team function is to provide:
- Holistic timely biopsychosocial/risk assessments
- Care planning
- Carrying out liaison interventions
- Liaison between family, social care, health and ward staff
- Active participation within daily Multi-disciplinary team meetings
- Family and carer interventions
- Planning meetings with family , acute care staff , social care
We have a fantastic Clinical Reference Group for all CNTW Liaison Teams with biweekly teaching, dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist for the older adult's pathway, Clinical Nurse Specialist and supportive Clinical Leadership team.
Clinical and managerial supervision is provided and you may be in a position to supervise others such as clinical support workers and students.
Biweekly team meetings.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 28th September 2023
Closing date : 12th October 2023
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 28th September 2023
Closing date : 12th October 2023
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse RNMH, RMN, RNLD or equivalent first level qualification e.g. Social Worker, OT, Clinical Psychologist, other.
- 12 to 24 month band 5 qualified nurse experience dependent upon service need.
Essential
Essential
- experience in biopsychosocial assessments in mental health
essential
Essential
essential
Essential
- effective communications skills
Person Specification
essential
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse RNMH, RMN, RNLD or equivalent first level qualification e.g. Social Worker, OT, Clinical Psychologist, other.
- 12 to 24 month band 5 qualified nurse experience dependent upon service need.
Essential
Essential
- experience in biopsychosocial assessments in mental health
essential
Essential
essential
Essential
- effective communications skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
