Band 6 Primary Care Liaison Worker (Older Adults) - Bath
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
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Job summary
Are you a RMN, OT or Social Worker? Are you looking for dynamic and rewarding role in Mental Health? Primary Care Liaison Service (PCLS) is looking for a Band 6 professional to join their team.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the BANES PCLS team to recruit a suitably qualified Mental Health Professional to work specifically with older adults.
The position is 37.5 hours per week, Band 6 role within our team here at Hillview Lodge in BANES. We would consider part time working if this was more suited.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with excellent frontline assessment skills, who either holds a registered Mental Health Nursing qualification or equivalent in Occupational Therapy or Social Work. You will possess both experience and enthusiasm for working with Older Adults.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining an experienced and dedicated team of professionals who provide telephone triage, video and face to face assessments to service users and their carers across BaNES working alongside other specialist professionals, including GPs and partnership agencies.
You will play a key role in responsive, person centred and needs-led mental health assessments as well as brief interventions. You will be a team player and someone who is able to show sensitivity and tact as an essential requirement, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
The team is committed to supporting continued professional development, and actively promotes a learning culture within the team. We value the importance of staff wellbeing and foster this enthusiastically.
This role has an abundance of variety, challenges and rewards. If this role sounds appealing then we would very much like to hear from you.
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
13 June 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£32,306 to £39,027 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
342-BNS082-0622
Job locations
Hillview Lodge
RUH, Combe Park
Bath
BA1 3NG
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Hillview Lodge
RUH, Combe Park
Bath
BA1 3NG
Employer's website
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