Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner - Long Fox Unit, North Somerset
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
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Job summary
The Mental Health Liaison Team provides a comprehensive service to patients/service users, carers and clinical colleagues based within the Weston General Hospital.
The team offer advise and provide frontline assessments to all from 16 years and above to help reduce admissions and advise on the best pathway for the patient.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Main duties of the job
Offering an assessment service to patients presenting with a range of undifferentiated mental health and psychological problems, and psychiatric illnesses
Providing a mental health consultation liaison and advice service
Delivering a range of nursing and psychosocial interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate
Assisting and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations
Providing formal and informal education and clinical supervision to registered and unregistered staff
Representing mental health services within the general hospital
Providing a communication structure between the general hospital, secondary mental health services, primary care and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
Date posted
16 June 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£32,306 to £39,027 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
342-NS088-0622
Job locations
Weston General Hospital - Long Fox Unit
Grange Road
Weston Super Mare
BS23 4TS
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Weston General Hospital - Long Fox Unit
Grange Road
Weston Super Mare
BS23 4TS
Employer's website
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
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