Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
The mental health liaison team provides a comprehensive service to patients/service users over 16yrs, carers, and clinical colleagues based within the Acute Hospital Trust. This involves: Offering an assessment service to patients presenting with a range of mental health and psychological problems. Providing a mental health consultation-liaison and advice service. Delivering a range of interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate. Assisting and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations. Providing formal and informal education and clinical supervision to registered and unregistered staff. Representing mental health services within the general hospital. Providing a communication structure between the general hospital, secondary mental health services, primary care, and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care. Following assessment, discussing and agreeing with the band 7 practitioner, the most appropriate pathway, signposting and where an inpatient stay is potentially required referring to the Enhanced Gatekeeping MDT. Coordinating 136 MHA presentations in the A&E Department and supporting Section 136 Suites co-located. You will have experience of working with service users who present with complex mental health needs. Main duties of the job
The Mental Health Liaison team provides a comprehensive service to patients/service users, carers, and clinical colleagues based within our acute trusts at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. This involves: Offering an assessment service to patients presenting with a range of mental health and psychological problems. Providing a mental health consultation-liaison and advice service. Delivering a range of interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate. Assisting and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations. Providing formal and informal education and clinical supervision to registered and unregistered staff. Representing mental health services within the general hospital. Providing a communication structure between the general hospital, secondary mental health services, primary care, and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care. Following assessment, discussing and agreeing with the band 7 practitioner, the most appropriate pathway, signposting and where an inpatient stay is potentially required referring to the Enhanced Gatekeeping MDT. Coordinating 136 MHA presentations in the A&E Department and supporting Section 136 Suites co-located. About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria, and Sefton area. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, believing that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part-time, compressed hours, flexi-time, and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview. For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT. Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role. Person Specification
Qualifications
On-going registration with the NMC. Specialist qualification or equivalent level in skills and development. Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development. Knowledge
Understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures. Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983. Knowledge and practice of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Knowledge of common mental health problems and medication used in relation to these. Experience
Supervision and management of staff. Experience of assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing care needs. Experience in acting as a mentor/assessor of student staff. Experience of interacting therapeutically with distressed and/or disturbed individuals. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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The mental health liaison team provides a comprehensive service to patients/service users over 16yrs, carers, and clinical colleagues based within the Acute Hospital Trust. This involves: Offering an assessment service to patients presenting with a range of mental health and psychological problems. Providing a mental health consultation-liaison and advice service. Delivering a range of interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate. Assisting and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations. Providing formal and informal education and clinical supervision to registered and unregistered staff. Representing mental health services within the general hospital. Providing a communication structure between the general hospital, secondary mental health services, primary care, and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care. Following assessment, discussing and agreeing with the band 7 practitioner, the most appropriate pathway, signposting and where an inpatient stay is potentially required referring to the Enhanced Gatekeeping MDT. Coordinating 136 MHA presentations in the A&E Department and supporting Section 136 Suites co-located. You will have experience of working with service users who present with complex mental health needs. Main duties of the job
The Mental Health Liaison team provides a comprehensive service to patients/service users, carers, and clinical colleagues based within our acute trusts at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. This involves: Offering an assessment service to patients presenting with a range of mental health and psychological problems. Providing a mental health consultation-liaison and advice service. Delivering a range of interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate. Assisting and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations. Providing formal and informal education and clinical supervision to registered and unregistered staff. Representing mental health services within the general hospital. Providing a communication structure between the general hospital, secondary mental health services, primary care, and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care. Following assessment, discussing and agreeing with the band 7 practitioner, the most appropriate pathway, signposting and where an inpatient stay is potentially required referring to the Enhanced Gatekeeping MDT. Coordinating 136 MHA presentations in the A&E Department and supporting Section 136 Suites co-located. About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria, and Sefton area. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, believing that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part-time, compressed hours, flexi-time, and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview. For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT. Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role. Person Specification
Qualifications
On-going registration with the NMC. Specialist qualification or equivalent level in skills and development. Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development. Knowledge
Understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures. Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983. Knowledge and practice of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Knowledge of common mental health problems and medication used in relation to these. Experience
Supervision and management of staff. Experience of assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing care needs. Experience in acting as a mentor/assessor of student staff. Experience of interacting therapeutically with distressed and/or disturbed individuals. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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