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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest Specialist Mental Health Trusts in England providing mental health and learning disability services to a population of circa 1 million across Surrey and its Borders.

We are looking for a Band 7 Specialist Older Adults Psychiatry Liaison Practitioner to join our Psychiatry Liaison Service at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey.

The successful candidate will be involved inundertaking initial assessments and follow up reviews of older people presenting with mental health issues and/or dementia at St Peter's Hospital (currently inpatient wards and A+E).

They must be able to work flexibly within the team and provide supervision to a team of nurses. The posts require shift working.

In return for your commitment, we will offer regular support and supervision, and great career aspirations. We are committed to supporting and developing our staff to meet their aspirations.

Informal visits are welcomed and encouraged.

For further information please contact the Ward Manager: - Oliver Maburutse on Telephone no 01276 605312 or mobile no 07770608174.

Main duties of the job

To provide expert interventions and oversight to the care of older people within the acute general hospital pathway. To will ensure that the care delivered is excellent and in keeping with the most up to date guidelines. To have a good knowledge of mental health within working age adults.

To support the growth and development of other members of the liaison psychiatry team whilst supporting the service manager and wider Trust to achieve an exemplary service underpinning our visions and values.

To put the experience of the person using the service at the centre of all decision making whilst building and maintaining supportive and responsive relationships with colleagues in the acute trust.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description/specification for more information regarding the role and job requirements

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience as a Band 6
• Significant experience of working with people with a variety of mental health issues. oIndependent assessment skills i.e. CMHRS duty, HTT assessment, liaison assessment or similar
• Demonstrable expertise in complex assessment of people with both mental and physical health issues
• Demonstrable ability to develop practical innovations and approaches to issues and complex problems
• Expertise and experience in supervision and supporting the growth of other staff.
• In depth awareness of liaison psychiatry and National agendas for the development of liaison services

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Qualification as RMN/RN (Mental Health) or Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with professional registration (NMC/HCPC)
• Willingness to complete Mentorship course

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peter's Hospital. Chertsey. Psychiatry Liaison Service

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

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