Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Lancaster MHLT is seeking to appoint a band 6 practitioner, this is a well-established team with a wealth of experience. We are supportive and caring team, who will welcome a new team member with all they can bring to the team and what we offer.

We are seeking to appoint an individual that can demonstrate that they can offer a wide variety of experience to our team. As a Registered Nurse you will be responsible for supporting your team in ensuring that our service users' needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care.

As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person-centred approach to their independence and well-being. Patients present in AED with a wide range of mental health and psychological problems, including following an episode of self-harm, psychiatric emergency and as a consequence of physical illness.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to work with individuals experiencing psychosomatic disorders and a variety of psychological and adjustment issues resulting from physical illness.

You will be required to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems, while utilising effective clinical judgments about the most appropriate treatment, discharge and follow-up options.

You will use higher- level communication skills, both written and oral and have an ability to engage with challenging and/or acutely distressed individuals, sometimes in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations.

You will be supported by our band 7 practitioner when completing your assessment to enable you to jointly discuss and signpost appropriately and safely.

Another challenge is the role of liaison and working with different professionals and hospital trusts. Working between the acute trust and LSCFT is our day to day business. The team also receives referrals for patients who are from other areas of the country but within our hospital.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information, please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Date posted

13 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-BAY379-SJW

Job locations

Royal Lancaster Infirmary

Lancaster

LA1 4RP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (Mental Health) - current NMC Registration. Or equivalent
Evidence of professional updating and development in the nursing care of patients in an acute or community setting.
Diploma in Professional Studies (Nursing) - or equivalent.

Knowledge

Essential

A minimum of two years post-registration mental health nursing experience.
Involvement in innovative nursing practice and multi-cultural nursing environments.

Experience

Essential

Skills in assessing, planning and evaluating mental health nursing interventions.
Skills in interacting therapeutically with distressed and/or disturbed individuals
Skills in individual nursing interventions
Skills in teaching, supervision and self-appraisal.
Skills in multi-disciplinary team-work.
Skill in interacting effectively with colleagues.
Ability to cope with stress.
Excellent presentation skills - both verbally and non-verbally.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (Mental Health) - current NMC Registration. Or equivalent
Evidence of professional updating and development in the nursing care of patients in an acute or community setting.
Diploma in Professional Studies (Nursing) - or equivalent.

Knowledge

Essential

A minimum of two years post-registration mental health nursing experience.
Involvement in innovative nursing practice and multi-cultural nursing environments.

Experience

Essential

Skills in assessing, planning and evaluating mental health nursing interventions.
Skills in interacting therapeutically with distressed and/or disturbed individuals
Skills in individual nursing interventions
Skills in teaching, supervision and self-appraisal.
Skills in multi-disciplinary team-work.
Skill in interacting effectively with colleagues.
Ability to cope with stress.
Excellent presentation skills - both verbally and non-verbally.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).