[ref. o48452517] Liaison Mental Health Practitioner (RMN/OT/Social Worker) East Staffs - Burton upon Trent

Job overview

Our Liaison Psychiatry Service are looking for an passionate and enthusiastic Mental Health Practitioner to join our team to provide Mental Health provisions for all-age mental health presentations within the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) hospital sites.

You must be fully qualified in the appropriate profession and registered with the relevant professional body.

As an organisation we pride ourselves in offering extensive development opportunities and you will be well supported by the service to achieve your goals to become the best you can be.

You will be based across Queen’s Hospital, Burton and the two community hospitals in Tamworth and Lichfield. Some travel will be expected across various locations and community settings and have the ability to travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the role.

Shifts will cover a 24/7 period on a shift rota. As part of our commitment to flexible Working, we are able to consider requests for flexible working which can be discussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

The main purpose of the role is to provide mental health assessment, risk assessment and treatment, with the primary focus of the work being the high-quality assessment and treatment of patients presenting with a mental health issue within a physical healthcare setting.

You will be expected to:

• Provide indirect patient care via formal and informal consultancy supporting informal and formal training for the acute Trust staff in relation to mental health and wellbeing.
• Provide specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and carers, evaluation of individual treatment plans and discharge planning.
• Facilitating the timely and safe discharge of patients from the hospital, and enabling hospital staff to manage risks related to mental health in the acute environment.
• Provide formulations based on patient's individual care needs; develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care. Effectively communicate these plans and any changes to the person, their family/carer and clinical colleagues active in their care.
• Undertake skilled and robust risk assessments. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.
• Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:

• Supporting your career development and progression.
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccination every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please see attached documents for the full job description and person specification.

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Person specification

Qualifications

• A qualified and registered mental health practitioner (degree or equivalent, minimum diploma level) ie nurse, OT, social worker
• Professional education or qualification in psychological therapies, particularly CBT or solution-focused brief interventions.

• Training or relevant experience in managing suicide risk and risk management

Experience

• Extensive post registration experience working in a variety of mental health settings, including working with patients in distress.
• Experience of working therapeutically in a variety of settings, including Crisis and/or Liaison services

• Experience of providing Liaison Psychiatry services previously.