Employer: Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Town: Doncaster
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 19/02/2025
Band 6
Job Overview
As part of ongoing development and expansion, we are developing our Hospital Liaison Team based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. The team is an all-age service, and we have older adult and substance misuse staff embedded within the core team. We welcome applications from individuals with a minimum of 2 years of experience delivering high-quality assessments alongside evidence-based interventions to adults receiving care within our local acute hospital. This post is an exciting opportunity to make a difference by working in a developing service at the front end of physical and mental health care in the acute hospital setting. This role will enable you to make a real difference to the lives of local people by offering assessment, intervention, and liaison in relation to co-existing mental health and psychological issues. The service will work closely with physical health, community mental health, and IAPT services, as well as our local social care and non-statutory colleagues. The role calls for a highly skilled individual with excellent assessment, communication, and brief intervention skills. The successful candidate must enjoy working as part of a wider team and fully understand the importance of liaison with other services. An awareness of how physical and mental illness can impact outcomes and quality of life is a must in this position, as well as good negotiation and problem-solving skills. Main Duties of the Job
Understand the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Care Act 2014, Care Programme Approach, and Deprivation of Liberty safeguards as it applies to a psychiatric liaison service. Promote and assist in the maintenance of the highest attainable standard of nursing care in a general hospital setting, drawing on examples of current best practice. Provide specialist support and advice to referring agencies and case management, preventing unnecessary delays. Maintain timely clinical records and share content of clinical records/information appropriately with other professionals and agencies, working across interfaces to improve communication and timely patient care. Advise patients, carers, and significant others of the available resources, referring assessed need to those agencies best able to meet these in the community and facilitate use of these resources. Working for Our Organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected. We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability, and drug and alcohol services. We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service, and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first-class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role. Person Specification
Qualifications/Skills
Registered Mental Health Nurse. Appropriate demonstrable experience of working with people with mental health problems, including experience with carers and families. Demonstrates advanced and comprehensive communication skills. Clear and concise command of English (written/oral). Ability to organise and carry out teaching practice. Basic IT/computer skills. Positive presentation skills. Self-motivated, starter, and finisher. Must be able to demonstrate the ability to prioritise workload. Organised and highly motivated. Flexibility is essential. Evidence of ability to work across team and organisational boundaries, developing multiprofessional and multiagency partnerships. Hospital liaison experience and experience of integrated working with physical health services. Excellent knowledge of mental illness, signs, and symptoms. We welcome applications from individuals who may require sponsorship [if eligible] under the skilled worker or health & care visa route.
Please note, not all vacancies are eligible for sponsorship. Before applying, you can make a self-assessment of potential eligibility for sponsorship using the criteria for the skilled worker visa under the UK’s points-based immigration system here:
https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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Job Overview
As part of ongoing development and expansion, we are developing our Hospital Liaison Team based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. The team is an all-age service, and we have older adult and substance misuse staff embedded within the core team. We welcome applications from individuals with a minimum of 2 years of experience delivering high-quality assessments alongside evidence-based interventions to adults receiving care within our local acute hospital. This post is an exciting opportunity to make a difference by working in a developing service at the front end of physical and mental health care in the acute hospital setting. This role will enable you to make a real difference to the lives of local people by offering assessment, intervention, and liaison in relation to co-existing mental health and psychological issues. The service will work closely with physical health, community mental health, and IAPT services, as well as our local social care and non-statutory colleagues. The role calls for a highly skilled individual with excellent assessment, communication, and brief intervention skills. The successful candidate must enjoy working as part of a wider team and fully understand the importance of liaison with other services. An awareness of how physical and mental illness can impact outcomes and quality of life is a must in this position, as well as good negotiation and problem-solving skills. Main Duties of the Job
Understand the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Care Act 2014, Care Programme Approach, and Deprivation of Liberty safeguards as it applies to a psychiatric liaison service. Promote and assist in the maintenance of the highest attainable standard of nursing care in a general hospital setting, drawing on examples of current best practice. Provide specialist support and advice to referring agencies and case management, preventing unnecessary delays. Maintain timely clinical records and share content of clinical records/information appropriately with other professionals and agencies, working across interfaces to improve communication and timely patient care. Advise patients, carers, and significant others of the available resources, referring assessed need to those agencies best able to meet these in the community and facilitate use of these resources. Working for Our Organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected. We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability, and drug and alcohol services. We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service, and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first-class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role. Person Specification
Qualifications/Skills
Registered Mental Health Nurse. Appropriate demonstrable experience of working with people with mental health problems, including experience with carers and families. Demonstrates advanced and comprehensive communication skills. Clear and concise command of English (written/oral). Ability to organise and carry out teaching practice. Basic IT/computer skills. Positive presentation skills. Self-motivated, starter, and finisher. Must be able to demonstrate the ability to prioritise workload. Organised and highly motivated. Flexibility is essential. Evidence of ability to work across team and organisational boundaries, developing multiprofessional and multiagency partnerships. Hospital liaison experience and experience of integrated working with physical health services. Excellent knowledge of mental illness, signs, and symptoms. We welcome applications from individuals who may require sponsorship [if eligible] under the skilled worker or health & care visa route.
Please note, not all vacancies are eligible for sponsorship. Before applying, you can make a self-assessment of potential eligibility for sponsorship using the criteria for the skilled worker visa under the UK’s points-based immigration system here:
https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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