Job summary
An exciting
opportunity has arisen and we are looking for a Band 7 Practice Lead who can
bring the skills, experience and enthusiasm required to effectively lead and
manage others in order to meet the needs of people referred to the Liaison
Psychiatry service.
Liaison
Psychiatry is the branch of psychiatry that specialises in the interface
between medicine and psychiatry. Our Service provides a core 15 Liaison
Psychiatry Service (7am to 10pm weekdays, 9am to 10pm weekends and bank holidays)
to patients, clinicians and carers at North Devon District Hospital. This
includes specialist mental health assessment and intervention to people of all
ages from the age of 18 who present or are admitted to the DGH.
We provide a
specialist consultation liaison service to referring clinicians and clinical
teams. We assisting in decision making in difficult and complex cases, and
providing both formal and informal education to qualified and unqualified
staff. We additionally offer a broad range of specialist psychosocial treatments
for individual inpatients.
Main duties of the job
The Practice Lead is responsible for ensuring compliance with quality & safety standards within their assigned clinical pathways within Liaison Psychiatry. They will ensure that all individuals receiving care and treatment from services do so in line with Trust and Host organisation strategic objectives (safe, timely, personalised, sustainable and recovery focused) and are safeguarded from any harm.
Quality
improvement, audit, compliance with CQC & PLAN accreditation standards,
serious untoward incidents, complaints and compliments and associated learning,
and clinical practice education are the key responsibilities of this role. The
post holder will ensure clinicians work within DPT policy and practice
standards, and that they adhere to professional registration requirements.
The post holder will be an effective role model for clinical excellence across all the clinical pathways within Liaison Psychiatry.They will demonstrate visible leadership and take responsibility for ensuring a therapeutic environment, as well as leading on the professional development of the practitioners within the team.
The post holder will work to further improve practice, using the principles of positive risk management and new ways of working, and appropriate clinical pathways.
The post holder
will be required to undertake regular clinical work which will be subject to an
agreed job plan.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential
- Relevant professional qualification (RMN / SW / OT / PSYCHOLOGIST)
- Evidence of commitment to life-long learning and continuing professional development
- Educated to degree or Diploma level in relevant qualification
- A professional mental health qualification to degree level or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Desirable
- Liaison Psychiatry Core Competency Framework
- Training in relevant interventions (e.g. Solution Focussed Brief Therapy, CBT)
- Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years at B6 or above
- Assessment and intervention with a range of mental health presentations
- Risk assessment / management
- Evidence of working therapeutically with individuals
- Ability to interpret research and apply to practice
- Knowledge and utilization of therapeutic skills and interventions
- Delivery of training through a range of means including presentations
Desirable
- Experience of working within Liaison Psychiatry
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of key areas of mental health practice.
- Specialist knowledge of mental health disorders.
- Knowledge of risk assessment and management, particularly in relation to suicide
- Knowledge of the clinical and demographic risk factors associated with suicide and self-harm
- Knowledge of risk assessment and clinical management in relation to dementia, delirium and depression in older adults
- Knowledge of complex health and social care systems and how these integrate to ensure the right treatment at the right time
- Application of teaching theory into practice
- Ability to undertake a comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessment and formulation leading to robust discharge goal based care packages
- Higher level communication skills, both written and oral.
- Ability to engage challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations and use de-escalation techniques effectively.
- Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options.
- Management and organisational skills that support and oversee a number of complex activities and clinical work being undertaken.
- Information Technology skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential
- Relevant professional qualification (RMN / SW / OT / PSYCHOLOGIST)
- Evidence of commitment to life-long learning and continuing professional development
- Educated to degree or Diploma level in relevant qualification
- A professional mental health qualification to degree level or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Desirable
- Liaison Psychiatry Core Competency Framework
- Training in relevant interventions (e.g. Solution Focussed Brief Therapy, CBT)
- Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3 years at B6 or above
- Assessment and intervention with a range of mental health presentations
- Risk assessment / management
- Evidence of working therapeutically with individuals
- Ability to interpret research and apply to practice
- Knowledge and utilization of therapeutic skills and interventions
- Delivery of training through a range of means including presentations
Desirable
- Experience of working within Liaison Psychiatry
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of key areas of mental health practice.
- Specialist knowledge of mental health disorders.
- Knowledge of risk assessment and management, particularly in relation to suicide
- Knowledge of the clinical and demographic risk factors associated with suicide and self-harm
- Knowledge of risk assessment and clinical management in relation to dementia, delirium and depression in older adults
- Knowledge of complex health and social care systems and how these integrate to ensure the right treatment at the right time
- Application of teaching theory into practice
- Ability to undertake a comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessment and formulation leading to robust discharge goal based care packages
- Higher level communication skills, both written and oral.
- Ability to engage challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations and use de-escalation techniques effectively.
- Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options.
- Management and organisational skills that support and oversee a number of complex activities and clinical work being undertaken.
- Information Technology 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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
