At a Glance
- Tasks: Support mental health patients in primary care and collaborate with GPs for effective care.
- Company: Join a vibrant NHS team dedicated to improving mental health services.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, professional development, and a £2,000 Golden Hello incentive.
- Other info: Flexible part-time hours with opportunities for mentorship and training.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while growing your career in mental health.
- Qualifications: Must be a registered mental health nurse, social worker, or occupational therapist.
The predicted salary is between 39959 - 48117 £ per year.
Mid Sussex Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT) currently has an exciting opportunity for a permanent part time Mental Health Liaison post. Applications are welcome from Registered Mental health nurses, social workers or Occupational Therapists. Mid Sussex is a lively and friendly team where you will be offered mentorship and supervision from senior nursing colleagues, active management support and the chance to undertake training courses relevant to your professional practice. You will also have access to regular professional supervision. Hours of work are generally between 9am and 5pm from Monday to Friday. This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions).
Main duties of the job
- To work as part of the secondary care mental health service, acting as a link clinician to primary care teams.
- Clinical work will be carried out within primary care settings.
- To work with GPs and primary care teams, specifically colleagues in IAPT (West Sussex Talking Therapies), providing support, advice, consultation and shared care for adults, regardless of age and diagnosis, presenting with a functional mental illness.
- To assess individuals with complex presentations, prior to referral to secondary care and if required, directing them into the appropriate specialist service within secondary care.
- To maintain a close working relationship with local secondary care teams, keeping them informed of developments within primary care.
About us
Our organisation is expanding and we’re looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care.
Job responsibilities
- To undertake screening and assessment of patients with mental health problems referred by GPs to determine the most appropriate intervention.
- To support GPs and primary care teams in assessing and managing risk.
- To facilitate the patients journey to secondary services and other statutory services as needed.
- To support and work alongside GPs in the implementation of patient-centred care packages and treatment for use within primary care.
- To contribute to the development of assessment skills of other practitioners in primary care.
- To ensure that clinical practice is evidence-based and consistent with relevant NICE Guidelines, and Trust policies and procedures.
Consultation and training
- To provide advice and consultation to GPs and primary care teams.
- To provide high quality information to GPs and primary care teams on local resources and services.
- To attend supervision from appropriate clinical practitioners in nursing and psychological care.
- To provide formal and informal training in a range of mental health issues identified by GPs.
Networking and service provision
- To work closely with other practitioners, local day services, local education establishments, employment agencies and third sector services.
- To maintain close working relationships with secondary care services.
- To provide information to patients, and their carers, about their care and options available to them.
Quality and audit
- To 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.
- To ensure that complaints and plaudits are logged and appropriate action is taken, in line with the Trusts policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
- Registered Mental Health/OT/Social worker qualification.
- Post Basic Courses / relevant Study Days.
- Evidence of CPD.
Knowledge/Experience Essential
- Three years' post-qualifying experience of clinical work with people with a range of mental health problems.
- Experience of partnership working within and across various different statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies.
- Experience of successfully managing a caseload and prioritising clinical work.
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people with a variety of mental health problems.
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