Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Urgent Care Practitioner – Mental Health Liaison Team

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Job summary

Our Liaison Psychiatry team is expanding. Join a well-established, welcoming team, and be valued for the part that you play.
You'll be joining our urgent care hub as part of the Mental Health Liaison Team based at St Richard's Hospital; providing care under the mental health crisis pathway to meet the needs and preferences for people accessing urgent care.
You will have a primary base with the Liaison team which is moving to 24/7 operations.
You should be prepared to work shifts and, if the need arises, be flexible in covering other crisis locations across Coastal CDS.
Liaison work with patients in mental health crisis and commonly see people when they are experiencing or have experienced: self-harm, suicidal ideation, the consequences of alcohol and drug use, including when co-occurring with a mental health problem, dementia or delirium, a severe mental illness, or social vulnerability that may have a mental health problem or trauma as a component or root cause, for example, homelessness or domestic abuse.

Main duties of the job

Identify, assess and respond to mental health crises in line with national standards that includes working with hospital staff to ensure the patient is safe and supported while waiting for and during an assessment culminating in a collaborative care plan.
Treat the symptoms of the mental health crisis in line with NICE recommendations
Provide access to ongoing support by offering follow-up care with services that meet needs.
Provide service-level support by establishing links with other emergency health and social care services, including those provided by the voluntary sector
Provide training to other healthcare professionals who may need to respond to mental health crises
Enable data, record and information sharing to ensure rapid, appropriate and safe treatment and follow up and preferences if known.

Covid-19 full vaccination may be a condition of employment for this role, unless an exemption applies. The successful applicant may have contact with vulnerable service users and we will therefore seek proof of being fully vaccinated during the recruitment process.

About us

This is an exciting role that welcomes registered mental health nurses, occupational therapists or social workers with relevant professional registration who possess strong mental health assessment and therapeutic skills. Previous experience of working in acute/crisis mental health services is desirable although not essential.
We offer a robust induction programme through clinical supervision, coaching and teamwork.
We are pleased to offer you flexible working opportunities.
This post attracts The Trusts Golden Hello for band 6 practitioners, or a Relocation package up to a maximum of £2,000 (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions which apply).

We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Date posted

25 February 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year Per Annum / Pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

354-AC-20407-G

Job locations

St. Richards Hospital

Spitalfield Lane

Chichester

PO19 6SE

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Urgent Care Practitioner is required to prioritise and respond to the needs of patients presenting to the Urgent Care Service. The primary role is to respond within agreed response times to referrals from the General Hospital and to prioritise work according to urgency.
To carry out biopsychosocial assessment, including risk assessment and to formulate a clinically appropriate onward plan of care, providing specialist mental health advice, support and interventions to staff, carers and patients within general hospital environments.
You will be working with complex challenging and vulnerable groups aged 18 years of age and across all demographics.
You will be afforded a high degree of autonomy in clinical decision making where your expertise is invaluable.
You will need to possess excellent written and oral communication skills and use these regularly in daily practice.
You should be able to foster relationships with patients, carers, colleagues and other parts of the health and social care system.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Urgent Care Practitioner is required to prioritise and respond to the needs of patients presenting to the Urgent Care Service. The primary role is to respond within agreed response times to referrals from the General Hospital and to prioritise work according to urgency.
To carry out biopsychosocial assessment, including risk assessment and to formulate a clinically appropriate onward plan of care, providing specialist mental health advice, support and interventions to staff, carers and patients within general hospital environments.
You will be working with complex challenging and vulnerable groups aged 18 years of age and across all demographics.
You will be afforded a high degree of autonomy in clinical decision making where your expertise is invaluable.
You will need to possess excellent written and oral communication skills and use these regularly in daily practice.
You should be able to foster relationships with patients, carers, colleagues and other parts of the health and social care system.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Nurse, Social Worker or OT
Mentorship, ENB 998 or level 3 module in teaching and assessing in clinical practice

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and DOL's
Knowledge of the MHA (1983/2007)

Analytical & Judgement skill

Essential

Excellent clinical skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Nurse, Social Worker or OT
Mentorship, ENB 998 or level 3 module in teaching and assessing in clinical practice

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and DOL's
Knowledge of the MHA (1983/2007)

Analytical & Judgement skill

Essential

Excellent clinical skills

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).