Job summary
Eastbourne Mental Health Liaison Service currently has an exciting opportunity for a permanent full time post. Applications are welcome from Registered Mental health nurses/social workers or Occupational Therapists.
Eastbourne is a lively and friendly team where you will be offered mentorship and supervision from senior nursing colleagues, active management support and the chance to undertake training courses relevant to your professional practice. You will also have access to regular professional supervision.
Hours of work are generally Long Days covering a 7 day service
We are building a new hospital in Bexhill to replace our inpatient services at the Department of Psychiatry. This means that, if you are successful in your application, you will be asked to transfer to the new facilities when they open in 2025.
This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the secondary care mental health service, acting as a link clinician to primary care teams. Clinical work will be carried out within primary care settings.
To assess and support patients not only in A&E but in linked wards as appropriate
To work with Haven, CRHTT, Staying Well, specifically colleagues in ATS, providing support, advice, consultation and shared care for adults, regardless of age and diagnosis, presenting with a functional mental illness, to enable safe management of clients.
To assess individuals with complex presentations, prior to referral to secondary care and if required, directing them into the appropriate specialist service within secondary care ensuring they are not passed between services.
To maintain a close working relationship with local secondary care teams, keeping them informed of developments within primary care
About us
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.
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 of the Mental Health Liaison Practitioner is to respond within agreed response times to referrals from the General Hospital and to prioritise work according to urgency. To contribute to psychosocial assessment, including risk assessment and to formulate an appropriate onward plan of care, providing specialist mental health advice, support and interventions to staff, carers and patients within general hospital environments and in accordance with own expertise.
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 of the Mental Health Liaison Practitioner is to respond within agreed response times to referrals from the General Hospital and to prioritise work according to urgency. To contribute to psychosocial assessment, including risk assessment and to formulate an appropriate onward plan of care, providing specialist mental health advice, support and interventions to staff, carers and patients within general hospital environments and in accordance with own expertise.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Nurse and/or degree level qualification and training in addictions/substance misuse
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in a band 5 (or equivalent) position
- Experience of working within an appropriate care setting or an ability to demonstrate that skills and knowledge are transferable across specialities.
- Knowledge of the MHA (1983/2007)
- Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and DOL's
- A working knowledge of a range of therapeutic assessment tools and their application to the Liaison service caseload
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Nurse and/or degree level qualification and training in addictions/substance misuse
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in a band 5 (or equivalent) position
- Experience of working within an appropriate care setting or an ability to demonstrate that skills and knowledge are transferable across specialities.
- Knowledge of the MHA (1983/2007)
- Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and DOL's
- A working knowledge of a range of therapeutic assessment tools and their application to the Liaison service caseload
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
