Urgent Care Practitioner - Mental Health LiaisonNHS

Job summary

Are you looking for a role which brings a real challenge every day?

We are looking for an Urgent Care Practitioner with experience of older people to join the Mental Health Liaison team who can bring knowledge and expertise to this dynamic area of mental health service provision.

You will be working at the interface between physical and psychological health and bring your knowledge and expertise to your general hospital colleagues. You will undertake specialist and timely mental health assessments and treatment for patients attending the General Hospital. We support patients with a wide range of problems, including self-harm, adjustment to illness and physical and psychological co-morbidities. As there is no entrance requirement for A&E and people's perceptions of what constitutes a mental health emergency or crisis can vary, our team are referred people with all sorts of problems, including those people presenting to mental health services for the very first time.

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

We are looking for some who is confident in the management of common mental health problems and who can bring their knowledge to their general hospital colleagues both informally and by undertaking teaching sessions. We have recently merged with our Older Persons Liaison Team so are now providing assessments and support to anyone over the age of 18.

You will need excellent communication skills and be able to foster excellent relationships with patients, carers, general hospital colleagues and other parts of the health and social care system.

This is a challenging but rewarding role, offering an exciting opportunity the right candidate. You will need the ability to work autonomously whilst still contributing to the team as a whole. If you enjoy the challenge and stimulus of working under pressure and are able to remain calm in quickly changing circumstances, you will be well suited to this role.

Job description

Registered Nurse with current registration [RMN /LD]Knowledge / ExperienceEssential Knowledge of MHA (1983/2007). Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions Child and Adult safeguarding procedures Evidence of organising and prioritising their workload. Demonstrate ability to enhance care through evidence-based knowledge Demonstrate professional development relevant to the specific care group

About us

As our Urgent Care Pathway offers a service 24 hours a day into our General Hospital on the same site and the post-holder will work flexible hours to support delivery of 24/7 services. It is essential that you are able to work on a shift pattern to include nights.

This role will support the work of and across Urgent Care Teams (Mental Health Liaison Team and The Haven) and as such the post holder will be expected to work across these teams as required. Our services are integral to our Urgent Care Pathway and ensure people presenting to acute mental health services receive a compassionate, person- centred assessment and timely care plan whether this occurs in an acute setting such as The Haven; the General Hospital or in their home.