Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The postholder will be responsible for carrying out initial assessments to young people referred via SPoA with some opportunity to offer therapeutic interventions to young people and their families.

This post offers The Trust's Golden Hello for band 5 or 6 Nurses, or a Relocation package up to a maximum of £2000. (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions. Please see attached Protocol document

Main duties of the job

To develop & maintain specialist clinical skills and expertise in the assessment of young people referred to CAMHS via SPOA
To offer advice on management of patients with mental health issues and non-organically based physical symptoms.
To ensure assessment, care and support of each client is appropriate to individual needs.
To feedback outcomes of assessment to the referrer and agree care and risk plans.
To ensure that children and young people requiring further assessment and help are referred on appropriately.
To provide consultation to other professionals regarding mental health issues in relation to young people and their families.
To know how to access appropriate services and develop effective networks and channels of communications.
To adhere to relevant code of Professional Conduct.
To attend case conferences & meetings as relevant to the job description.
Work in accordance with Sussex Partnership Foundation NHS and West Sussex Hospital trusts' policies, guidelines and protocols.

About us

What you will receive from us:

Regular Line Management and Professional supervision
Access to a wide range of Training and CPD opportunities including;
The opportunity to participate in a range QI work and service innovations
Varied leadership development opportunities

We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Date posted

20 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum, pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

354-CS-21089-E

Job locations

CAMHS

New Park House

Horsham

RH12 1RJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working as an MHLP includes:

Working autonomously to a defined caseload of clients diagnosed with mild to moderate mental health problems. This will include offering specific interventions such as psycho-education, CBT informed sessions and short term recovery focused interventions
You will complete initial assessments and work closely with our referrals coordinators, GP's and other agencies.
Your interventions will be a pre-defined offer of 6-8 sessions.
You are welcome to co-facilitate groups if you have an interest in this area.

To work closely with other practitioners, local day services, local education establishments employment agencies and third sector servicesTo provide information to patients, and their carers, about their care and options available to them.To ensure that the service is equitable and accessible to clients and carers.Quality and auditTo ensure that assessment and interventions are provided to agreed standards.To keep GPs and primary care teams well informed on outcomes of interventions and therapies provided to their patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working as an MHLP includes:

Working autonomously to a defined caseload of clients diagnosed with mild to moderate mental health problems. This will include offering specific interventions such as psycho-education, CBT informed sessions and short term recovery focused interventions
You will complete initial assessments and work closely with our referrals coordinators, GP's and other agencies.
Your interventions will be a pre-defined offer of 6-8 sessions.
You are welcome to co-facilitate groups if you have an interest in this area.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Education

Essential

oRegistered Mental Health qualification or equivalent
oUp to date Registration
oPost Basic Courses / relevant Study Days
oEvidence of CPD

Experience

Essential

oThree years' post-qualifying experience of clinical work with people with a range of mental health problems
oExperience of partnership working within and across various different statutory and non- statutory teams and agencies
oExperience of successfully managing a caseload and prioritising clinical work.
oExperience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people with a variety of mental health problems.
o Experience of working consultatively with professionals
oExperienced in conducting clinical assessments, including risk assessments

Person Specification

Qualifications/Education

Essential

oRegistered Mental Health qualification or equivalent
oUp to date Registration
oPost Basic Courses / relevant Study Days
oEvidence of CPD

Experience

Essential

oThree years' post-qualifying experience of clinical work with people with a range of mental health problems
oExperience of partnership working within and across various different statutory and non- statutory teams and agencies
oExperience of successfully managing a caseload and prioritising clinical work.
oExperience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people with a variety of mental health problems.
o Experience of working consultatively with professionals
oExperienced in conducting clinical assessments, including risk assessments

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.