Team Leader - Assessment and Liaison
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
We provide a service for people aged 18-65, who live in the London Borough of Croydon or are registered with our aligned GP Practice and have a main diagnosis of a non psychotic mental illness.We provide advice on the best treatment and care options available to people who have moderate to severe mental illness, such as anxiety, depression or personality disorder.We work with a team of health and social care professionals including nurses, doctors, social workers, psychologists We also work closely with the patients, their carers and GPs.
Main duties of the job
- To make sure people who are referred to the service are seen by the most appropriate member of the multi-professional team
- To offer education, consultation and guidance to colleagues to support them in successfully treating more people in primary care.
- The service will be sensitive to the needs of the local population and will ensure equity of access and service delivery for all service users regardless of ethnic background, gender, culture, marital status, sexual orientation or physical disability.
- The Assessment and Liaison teams provide a range of medical, psychosocial and psychological evidence-based interventions in line with NICE guidelines and the Engagement Assessment and Stabilisation (EAS) pathway. These include:
- Advice and consultation to colleagues in primary care to help them look after people in primary care in line with NICE guidelines.
- Advice and signposting people to services in primary care, and the voluntary and independent sectors.
- Care Act compliant Assessments.
- Safeguarding Adults investigations.
- Support, signposting and advice for carers, including more formal Carers' Needs Assessments.
- Assessment of people who have significant mental health problems and have no recourse to public funds, and would be considered destitute plus according to the Care Act 2015.
- Provide short term, assessment and stabilization interventions within a multi-disciplinary setting for up to 12 weeks.
About us
Benefits:
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance,flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Car lease,our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
- Accommodation,our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
- NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
- Counselling services
- Wellbeing events
- Long service awards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
We look forward to receiving your application.
Date posted
13 January 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,836 to £52,849 a year PA pro rata inc HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
334-CRY-4739599-HM-A
Job locations
Jeanette Wallace House
Edridge Road
Croydon
CR0 1ER
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Jeanette Wallace House
Edridge Road
Croydon
CR0 1ER
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)










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