Job summary
Mental Health Liaison Nurse, Band 6 Fixed Term/Secondment for 12 months - Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
We have an exciting Secondment opportunity for 2 x Band 6 Mental Health Liaison Nurse Practitioners to join our Mental Health Liaison Team at the Princes Royal University Hospital in the Royal Borough of Bromley.
The post holders will work in the psychiatric liaison service in the Princess Royal University Hospital including the Emergency Department at the Princes Royal Hospital in Borough (and inpatient wards) embedded in the integrated care pathways operating within Oxleas Green Park House.
We are an innovative and outward looking team of psychiatric liaison professionals operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week services for people 18 years old and older adults. This includes working with people who present to the Emergency Department and the wards following self-harm, psychiatric emergencies, ongoing mental health problems and areas such as medically unexplained symptoms.
You will also work alongside the staff in the Mental Health Assessment Unit. This is a dedicated unit which is located at the Princess Royal University Hospital main emergency department / urgent treatment centre entrance. It provides care for patients requiring adult mental health support in line with National emergency care access standards.
Please note that Oxleas operates a probationary period, further information is available on request.
Main duties of the job
As a Mental Health Liaison Nurse Practitioner, you will be supporting the patient journey, providing specialist mental health input and support. You will be competent to conduct full mental health assessments and management plans for people that are referred to our service from the general wards and the Emergency Department for a variety of reasons including emotional problems, self-harm and deterioration of their mental state.
You will be required to make clear autonomous decisions based on a variety of complex presenting problems. You should possess excellent assessment and risk management skills alongside excellent intra-personal skills including the ability to communicate with clients and all other health care professionals, and excellent skills in time-management and maintaining appropriate clinical records.
To carry out timely and effective bio psychosocial assessments of individuals referred to the team from the Emergency Department and other wards within the acute trust.
As part of the Liaison Team, you will work collaboratively with our colleagues in the Acute Trust and also work in partnership with the patients and carers who present to our service. The successful candidate will be motivated and enthusiastic; you should have the ability to work autonomously and also as part of our team. All applicants must hold a relevant mentorship qualification, or be willing to undertake this training, or equivalent.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Task and Responsibilities
To be responsible for the full bio psychosocial and risk assessment of clients presenting with a wide variety of mental health conditions. Following this, the post holder will be responsible for the formulation and planning of care / treatment.
To take into account all necessary sources of information in formulating the assessment and care plan.
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in reviewing risk assessment/ management and care plans.
To carry out assessments of mental capacity and use this to inform appropriate treatment decisions.
To arrange the safe and timely transfer of clients to Oxleas in-patient wards and other hospitals and units as required.
To liaise and consult effectively with all necessary personnel from the acute trust, Oxleas mental health teams, other mental health providers, community health services and the emergency services.
To communicate effectively and in a respectful manner with service users and carers.
To utilise evidence-based care.
To co-ordinate and prioritise referrals to the team and all other team activities on a shift basis.
To hold continuing accountability for the nursing care and management of all patients under the care of the Mental Health Liaison Team on a shift basis.
To be accountable for ones own practice and that of junior colleagues for whom one has supervisory responsibility.
To provide a comprehensive consultation - liaison service to teams and individual clinicians within the acute trust (emergency department and general wards), particularly in assisting them to develop plans of care and make difficult decisions in cases where patients are exhibiting complex psychosocial needs and/or challenging behaviours.
To maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
To ensure that all organisational, policies, procedures and guidelines are adhered to as well as contributing to the development of local ones.
To ensure good teamwork and working relationships with patients, carers, relatives, other professionals and the public.
To ensure that clinical supervision is used to reflect upon and modify own and others practice.
To ensure that own practice and that of junior staff remains within legal, ethical and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from peers.
To hold a current, valid first level registration with the Nurses & Midwives Council.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Task and Responsibilities
To be responsible for the full bio psychosocial and risk assessment of clients presenting with a wide variety of mental health conditions. Following this, the post holder will be responsible for the formulation and planning of care / treatment.
To take into account all necessary sources of information in formulating the assessment and care plan.
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in reviewing risk assessment/ management and care plans.
To carry out assessments of mental capacity and use this to inform appropriate treatment decisions.
To arrange the safe and timely transfer of clients to Oxleas in-patient wards and other hospitals and units as required.
To liaise and consult effectively with all necessary personnel from the acute trust, Oxleas mental health teams, other mental health providers, community health services and the emergency services.
To communicate effectively and in a respectful manner with service users and carers.
To utilise evidence-based care.
To co-ordinate and prioritise referrals to the team and all other team activities on a shift basis.
To hold continuing accountability for the nursing care and management of all patients under the care of the Mental Health Liaison Team on a shift basis.
To be accountable for ones own practice and that of junior colleagues for whom one has supervisory responsibility.
To provide a comprehensive consultation - liaison service to teams and individual clinicians within the acute trust (emergency department and general wards), particularly in assisting them to develop plans of care and make difficult decisions in cases where patients are exhibiting complex psychosocial needs and/or challenging behaviours.
To maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
To ensure that all organisational, policies, procedures and guidelines are adhered to as well as contributing to the development of local ones.
To ensure good teamwork and working relationships with patients, carers, relatives, other professionals and the public.
To ensure that clinical supervision is used to reflect upon and modify own and others practice.
To ensure that own practice and that of junior staff remains within legal, ethical and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from peers.
To hold a current, valid first level registration with the Nurses & Midwives Council.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse Diploma or Degree
- Mentorship Qualification
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years post registration experience in acute mental health setting
- Experience in carrying out mental health assessments
- Experience in risk assessment and management
- Experience of working with older adults
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Competent in history taking and mental state examination
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
Desirable
- Having a good understanding of demands of working with people with mental health problems.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse Diploma or Degree
- Mentorship Qualification
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years post registration experience in acute mental health setting
- Experience in carrying out mental health assessments
- Experience in risk assessment and management
- Experience of working with older adults
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Competent in history taking and mental state examination
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
Desirable
- Having a good understanding of demands of working with people with mental health problems.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Green Parks House, Princess Royal University Hospital
Farnborough Common
Orpington, Kent
BR6 8NY
Employer's website
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
