Job summary
30 hours per week - Seven days a week between the hours of 08:00 - 20:00 working a combinations of long days and short days
Mental Health Services in Rotherham have benefited from funding during 2019 and 2020. This investment has enabled us to expand our Hospital Liaison Mental Health Team. Liaison Mental Health Service Model within Rotherham Foundation Hospital is part of NHS England's 'Achieving Better Access to 24/7 Urgent and Emergency Mental Health Care' Guidance.
Given that older adults with mental health problems are three times more likely to attend an Emergency Department, and five times more likely to be admitted to a general hospital as an emergency, working within a Mental Health Liaison Team is an extremely essential and rewarding role.
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Mental Health Nurse to join our Older Persons Hospital Liaison Team. To be successful in meeting the challenges involved in the role, you must be able to work autonomously and have strong clinical and risk management skills.
We are looking for a RMN with experience with Older adults or with an interest to work with Older adults. Part of the day to day role is to support the general hospital wards with Older Persons mental health, assessing, continuing care and planning of a safe discharge.
Main duties of the job
Provide a response to Mental Health Crisis in Emergency Departments and Inpatient Wards within one hour and to all urgent Ward referrals within 24 hours
Complete a full biopsychosocial assessment and formulation and contribute to treatment and collaborative care plans.
Offer brief evidence-based interventions as inpatient or short-term outpatient follow-up.
Work within Rotherham General Hospital to reduce length of stay on general hospitals and improve follow-up care.
Provide advice and support to Rotherham General Hospital Staff regarding mental health care for their patients.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable
- Post Qualification related to Mental health
- Completed NMC Mentor Training
Experience
Essential
- Demonstratable post qualifications working within acute or Community mental health services
Desirable
- Experience of working with older people's mental health
- Demonstratable experience of working at a band 6 level
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of working and managing older adults with mental health
- Managing older and/or adults in mental health crisis
Desirable
- Knowledge of the interaction between physical and mental health conditions
Skills
Essential
- Crisis Management
- complete a full bio-social assessment
- Confident in manging high risk patient group
- Able to work autonomously without direct supervision
- Feed into an MDT approach of managing patient's care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable
- Post Qualification related to Mental health
- Completed NMC Mentor Training
Experience
Essential
- Demonstratable post qualifications working within acute or Community mental health services
Desirable
- Experience of working with older people's mental health
- Demonstratable experience of working at a band 6 level
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of working and managing older adults with mental health
- Managing older and/or adults in mental health crisis
Desirable
- Knowledge of the interaction between physical and mental health conditions
Skills
Essential
- Crisis Management
- complete a full bio-social assessment
- Confident in manging high risk patient group
- Able to work autonomously without direct supervision
- Feed into an MDT approach of managing patient's care
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
