Job summary
Were
expanding our Mental Health Liaison Service across Worcestershire Royal
Hospital and Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, and were looking for dynamic,
compassionate Band 6 Mental Health Practitioners to join our team, fulling a
part-time 31.5 hour post.
About the Role
Provide 24-hour mental health support to A&E departments
Deliver care to individuals of all ages with suspected or
diagnosed mental health conditions
Support prisoners transferred from His Majestys Prisons
with specialist mental health assessments
Work within a multi-disciplinary team offering a full
spectrum of mental health specialties
Who Were
Looking For
Enthusiastic and resilient practitioners with a passion for
acute mental health care
Professionals who thrive in fast-paced, high-impact
environments
Team players committed to inclusive, patient-centred care.
This is a part time role working 31.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The team will provide comprehensive assessment, advice, ongoing support
& monitoring of patients with mental health needs across all wards. We
provide psychological support to patients and carers referred to our services
in conjunction with ongoing physical health needs, ensuring holistic care
throughout the patients stay in hospital. Band 6 clinicians, work as
enthusiastic team members across the Acute hospitals, assessing patients in an
autonomous, systematic way, developing and reviewing treatment plans, advising
and supporting Acute staff and referring patients on through established
referral pathways. Clinicians also
contribute to the development of training packages & to deliver bespoke
training to Acute Trust staff. We provide guidance, support and education to
frontline NHS staff. This is an opportunity to be part of a developing team
which will be researched based in design according to the need of the Acute
inpatient population
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
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Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Sharing
your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Maintain high standards of patients care, ensuring
patients individuality and dignity is maintained at all times, while promoting
independence. Assessing and supporting individuals of any age including
children and young people, working age and older adults presenting with mental
health concerns. Completing, accurately documenting and appropriately sharing
complex psychosocial assessments, including mental state examination, risk
assessment and crisis interventions. Liaising with carers, families and professionals.
Able to actively and creatively engage patients and carers,
providing psychological interventions and signposting onward referrals for
individuals ensuring holistic care in conjunction with ongoing physical health
needs.
Work closely with care coordinators, social workers and all
primary health care team members and all others concerned to facilitate safe
discharge or transfer of patient care.
Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to
maintain the highest standards of professionalism. Use initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of your work and the service you
provide to patients, carers and families.
In partnership with patients, carers and other agencies
(both NHS and voluntary) create effective, dynamic and robust risk management
and crisis plans tailored to individual need, following full psycho-social
assessments.
Offer education and information to patients and carers as
appropriate in regard to mental health issues and illness, encouraging
empowerment, independence and informed decision making.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Maintain high standards of patients care, ensuring
patients individuality and dignity is maintained at all times, while promoting
independence. Assessing and supporting individuals of any age including
children and young people, working age and older adults presenting with mental
health concerns. Completing, accurately documenting and appropriately sharing
complex psychosocial assessments, including mental state examination, risk
assessment and crisis interventions. Liaising with carers, families and professionals.
Able to actively and creatively engage patients and carers,
providing psychological interventions and signposting onward referrals for
individuals ensuring holistic care in conjunction with ongoing physical health
needs.
Work closely with care coordinators, social workers and all
primary health care team members and all others concerned to facilitate safe
discharge or transfer of patient care.
Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to
maintain the highest standards of professionalism. Use initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of your work and the service you
provide to patients, carers and families.
In partnership with patients, carers and other agencies
(both NHS and voluntary) create effective, dynamic and robust risk management
and crisis plans tailored to individual need, following full psycho-social
assessments.
Offer education and information to patients and carers as
appropriate in regard to mental health issues and illness, encouraging
empowerment, independence and informed decision making.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years post qualification experience in an appropriate mental health setting
- Working within and utilising a supervisory framework
- Undertaking regular multi-disciplinary assessments
- Undertaking mental state and self-harm assessments
- Assessing and managing risk
- Working within the Care Coordination framework
- Supervision of junior staff and students
Desirable
- Experience of assessing people who deliberately self-harm and those diagnosed with personality disorder.
- Experience of working in a liaison or crisis and home treatment service.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour and provide positive role modelling for good behaviour
- Able to work flexibly within the framework of liaison services. Able to organise self and workload.
Desirable
- Willingness to train in a variety of areas and new initiatives.
- Advanced assessment skills
- Teaching skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Good working knowledge of mental Health Act legislation and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
- Clinical Governance, Risk Assessment and Adult/Child Protection Legislation and NSFs.
Desirable
- National and local health and social care strategies.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
- A relevant degree or diploma
- Appropriate additional post-registration / graduation qualifications
- Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years post qualification experience in an appropriate mental health setting
- Working within and utilising a supervisory framework
- Undertaking regular multi-disciplinary assessments
- Undertaking mental state and self-harm assessments
- Assessing and managing risk
- Working within the Care Coordination framework
- Supervision of junior staff and students
Desirable
- Experience of assessing people who deliberately self-harm and those diagnosed with personality disorder.
- Experience of working in a liaison or crisis and home treatment service.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour and provide positive role modelling for good behaviour
- Able to work flexibly within the framework of liaison services. Able to organise self and workload.
Desirable
- Willingness to train in a variety of areas and new initiatives.
- Advanced assessment skills
- Teaching skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Good working knowledge of mental Health Act legislation and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
- Clinical Governance, Risk Assessment and Adult/Child Protection Legislation and NSFs.
Desirable
- National and local health and social care strategies.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
- A relevant degree or diploma
- Appropriate additional post-registration / graduation qualifications
- Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
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).
