Job overview
CHLS is a well-established team, we specialize in delivering high quality interventions to people residing in care homes in the Wiltshire area. We are a small team of Nurses who work with service users and carers in care homes with people with a diagnosis of dementia and/or functional mental health. To work as an independent practitioner delivering the following core liaison service domains for Older Adults within Care Home establishments in Wiltshire Rapid & Prioritized Specialist Mental Health Assessment with Recommendation/s for care & treatment within multiple care pathways Determination of the nature & severity of mental health needs with consequent sign posting and pathway facilitation Rapid and Accessible ongoing Support, & Advice to the non-specialist workforce Ongoing Education & Training for the non-specialist workforce This post predominately covers the South Wiltshire area, but there may be on occasion the need to support other parts of the team in Wiltshire to ensure service delivery. Main duties of the job
Provide specialist assessment for referred service users using specified assessment tools to an agreed standard. To make effective use of the standard liaison approach and structure for assessments according to the SBAR (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation) format. Following assessment, to provide short- term follow up of patients where appropriate. To contribute evidence based expertise to multi-disciplinary team care planning processes Develop and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with service users and significant others. Hold a caseload of service users requiring monitoring and review of medication regimes.
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CHLS is a well-established team, we specialize in delivering high quality interventions to people residing in care homes in the Wiltshire area. We are a small team of Nurses who work with service users and carers in care homes with people with a diagnosis of dementia and/or functional mental health. To work as an independent practitioner delivering the following core liaison service domains for Older Adults within Care Home establishments in Wiltshire Rapid & Prioritized Specialist Mental Health Assessment with Recommendation/s for care & treatment within multiple care pathways Determination of the nature & severity of mental health needs with consequent sign posting and pathway facilitation Rapid and Accessible ongoing Support, & Advice to the non-specialist workforce Ongoing Education & Training for the non-specialist workforce This post predominately covers the South Wiltshire area, but there may be on occasion the need to support other parts of the team in Wiltshire to ensure service delivery. Main duties of the job
Provide specialist assessment for referred service users using specified assessment tools to an agreed standard. To make effective use of the standard liaison approach and structure for assessments according to the SBAR (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation) format. Following assessment, to provide short- term follow up of patients where appropriate. To contribute evidence based expertise to multi-disciplinary team care planning processes Develop and maintain effective therapeutic relationships with service users and significant others. Hold a caseload of service users requiring monitoring and review of medication regimes.
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