OAPL Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to Join the Award winning Older Adult Psychiatric liaison Team (OAPL).

This post involves working with patients over 65 presenting with deterioration in their mental health.

If you are passionate about patient care and have a drive for improvement then this would be the role for you.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to Join the Award-winning Older Adult Psychiatric liaison Team (OAPL).

This post involves working with patients over 65 presenting with deterioration in their mental health.

OAPL team currently has two bases, NHH and RGH covering all 9 hospitals within ABUHB. The base for this post would be Nevill Hall Hospital and covering pan gwent, you would be required to move between sites as part of this role.

The role is to offer assessments of patients who have been admitted to A&E, MAU, and general wards with a mental health presentation or delirium due to a deterioration in physical health. As a practitioner, the role would assess and advise on the appropriate management of the patient's mental health and support general wards, with a strong emphasis on advocating for both patients and their families.

This role offers autonomy, but you are highly supported by a Consultant Psychiatrist, Consultant Psychologist, Practitioners, and Responsive Hospital Support Team, (HCSW) and weekly MDT's. We are a very supportive team who promote mental well-being with regular supervision and team meeting,

This post offers opportunities to build on your current skills with extensive training and education package, develop knowledge of physical health and the impact this can have on a person's mental health.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.