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

Hello, I'm Sarah and I am looking for an Older Persons Mental Health Liaison Practitioner to join our Mental Health Liaison team. We are a newly integrated team and we are planning to develop and extend the service currently provided to those patients over the age of 65 in the General hospital.

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 work within our current MDT in order to provide specialist assessment, treatment and discharge planning to those patients with functional and organic health conditions.

Main duties of the job

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 peoplepresenting to mental health services for the very first time.

I am looking for practitioners who are 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 would particularly welcome applicants with experience of working with older people.

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.

About us

This is an exciting role, that welcomes registered mental health nurses, occupational therapists or social workers with relevant professional registration who possess strong mental health assessment and therapeutic skills. Previous experience of working in acute mental health services is desirable although not essential.

We offer a robust induction programme through clinical supervision, coaching and teamwork.

We are pleased to offer you flexible working opportunities.

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).

We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a challenging but rewarding role, offering an exciting opportunity. 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.

As our Coastal Urgent Care Pathway moves towards CORE 24 standards, we are planning to extend service provision to support delivery of 24/7 services.

If you are reading this and thinking this is the ideal job opportunity for you and you would like more information, please do contact me on the number below. I would welcome interested applicants for an informal visit and conversation about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Nurse, Social Worker or OT
• Mentorship, ENB 998 or level 3 module in teaching and assessing in clinical practice

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and DOL's
• Knowledge of the MHA (1983/2007)

Analytical & Judgement skill

Essential

• Excellent clinical skills

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Worthing Hospital

Worthing

BN11 2DH

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354-AC-21036