Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Band 7 senior liaison mental health nurse to join the Tower Hamlets Mental Health Liaison team, a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in adult and older adult mental health.
The team provides compassionate, person centered and non-judgmental care to individuals presenting to the A&E department with mental health related problems. Assessments, care and treatment are also provided to inpatients at the Royal London Hospital and St Bartholomew's hospital who have mental health needs.
Main duties of the job
You will have excellent clinical skills, be able to demonstrate an ability to complete comprehensive mental state examinations, thoroughly assess risk, formulate safe and effective risk management plans and document this clearly. You should have experience of mental health nursing, including crisis care in a variety of settings including community, you will be able work autonomously with awareness of when to seek advice.
You will hold a sound working knowledge of common mental health disorders, the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act. A sound knowledge of the interface between physical and mental health is essential as well as experience of working with older adults, in any setting.
Main duties include:
o To actively identify and assess patients over 65 presenting to the acute Trust with emergency or urgent need for management of mental health, psychological and substance misuse problems, including those who have self-harmed.
o To provide rapid response to referrals to ensure timely assessment within currently commissioned targets.
o To devise and deliver interim management and care plans to patients in the ED and on the acute medical wards. To liaise and refer on to other agencies across care providers in both community and inpatient settings.
o To work with partner agencies to develop plans of care that will prevent admission to hospital. Where admission is unavoidable, to provide or signpost to early intervention to facilitate early discharge.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
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Job description
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Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience in the field of adult and/or older adult
- Previous experience at working at senior level
- Previous experience at working autonomously
- Previous experience of working in an acute hospital emergency department
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary mental health team
Education
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Current Professional Registration
- ENB 998 or equivalent
- Evidence of continual professional development
Desirable
- Recognised post graduate qualifications in a specialist area of adult or older adult mental health
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate well developed and confident professional nursing skills
- Demonstrate skills in providing effective nursing leadership
- Demonstrate skills in managing and leading members of a multidisciplinary team to ensure staff are supported in a rapidly changing environment
- Demonstrate skills in providing structured and focused supervision and consultatio
- Demonstrate skills in managing the performance of staff under their supervision
- Demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with colleagues from a range of different professional backgrounds and across professional and organisational boundaries
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience in the field of adult and/or older adult
- Previous experience at working at senior level
- Previous experience at working autonomously
- Previous experience of working in an acute hospital emergency department
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary mental health team
Education
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Current Professional Registration
- ENB 998 or equivalent
- Evidence of continual professional development
Desirable
- Recognised post graduate qualifications in a specialist area of adult or older adult mental health
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate well developed and confident professional nursing skills
- Demonstrate skills in providing effective nursing leadership
- Demonstrate skills in managing and leading members of a multidisciplinary team to ensure staff are supported in a rapidly changing environment
- Demonstrate skills in providing structured and focused supervision and consultatio
- Demonstrate skills in managing the performance of staff under their supervision
- Demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with colleagues from a range of different professional backgrounds and across professional and organisational boundaries
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).
