Older Adult Mental Health Liaison Team Nurse

Job summary

This is a 6 month fixed term contract (maternity cover)

Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment

• Offer an assessment service to patients over the age of 65 years who are presenting within the Hospitals trust with a broad range of mental health issues such as dementia, delirium and depression and other psychiatric illnesses.
• Providing a mental health consultation, liaison and advice service throughout the departments
• 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 Hospitals Trust.
• Providing a communication structure between secondary mental health services, primary care and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care

Main duties of the job

• Daily promotion of a positive, supportive and non-stigmatizing culture in relation to mental ill health and psychiatric illnesses
• To provide psychosocial assessment of patients presenting with a broad range of mental health, psychological problems and psychiatric illnesses encompassing highly developed risk assessment and management skills
• Daily provision of a wide range of clinical skills and psychosocial interventions to patients who present with mental health problems within the Hospitals trust in line with GHC, NICE and NHS guidance and policies
• Daily provision of a comprehensive mental health consultation-liaison service to clinical teams providing clear and concise advice regarding the appropriate management of individuals referred
• Provide regular assistance to clinical teams in the formulation of appropriate plans of care or decision making where patients are exhibiting complex needs with a mental health component
• To develop protocols and care pathways for the treatment and referral of people with mental ill health based on national and local guidelines/policy
• Facilitate and formulate the delivery of care

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

MHLT, Beacon House,

Gloucester Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, Gl13nn

Gloucester

GL13NN

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

MHLT, Beacon House,

Gloucester Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, Gl13nn

Gloucester

GL13NN

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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