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

This post offers the Trust's �4,000 Incentive for band 5-7 Nurses & Practitioners, as well as a relocation package up to a maximum of �8,000 (subject to terms and conditions).

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.

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

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Department of Psychiatry Eastbourne District General Hospital

Kings Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD

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354-AE-21009