Mental Health OPMH Liaison Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our patients will have an accompanying physical health need and referrals to our service are usually made when their mental health issues (functional and organic needs) present with complicating factors during their admission.

The successful applicant will also be expected to provide an expert advisory role, education and training to colleagues at the Hospital. You will have excellent communication and assessment skills and a working knowledge of physical health conditions.

You must be confident in your ability to support patients with complex mental illnesses and their families/carers. Most importantly, must be a team player who is also able to work autonomously and forge strong links with our community colleagues.

Two years post registration experience is required and you wouldhave ideally worked within Community Mental Health Settings or Liaison services.

If you feel you have the drive, interest and professionalism that we require to deliver a quality service, we would welcome your application.

To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

We are really keen to talk to prospective candidates about the service and the Older Person Mental Health role. Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact:

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Council current registration
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
• Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of prioritising a range of needs
• Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Richards

Chichester

PO196SE

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)