This Liaison Psychiatry Nurse post sits in the Liaison Psychiatry Team at St Mary's Hospital, seeing adult patients referred from A&E, inpatient wards and outpatient clinics. The core work is psychosocial and risk assessment, advising ward teams and teaching acute hospital staff. It is autonomous and often lone working, with initial assessments of patients whose main problem may be substance misuse, and decisions on admission and discharge. An RMN on the live register is required.
What the job involves
- Carry out autonomous psychosocial and risk assessments and reviews for patients with a wide range of clinical conditions, including deliberate self-harm, and develop risk management plans
- Provide consultation liaison to St Mary's ward teams and clinicians, advising on psychological care plans and on complex psychosocial needs or challenging behaviour
- Make autonomous decisions on treatment options, including admission and discharge
- Undertake initial mental health assessments of patients whose primary problem may be substance misuse
- Deliver a broad range of treatments and clinical interventions suited to each patient's needs
- Teach acute hospital staff in formal and informal settings
- Give expert advice on pharmacological management of mental health patients to acute hospital clinicians
- Advise on the Mental Health Act in acute hospital settings and on nursing management for patients with severe and enduring mental illness on wards
- Provide support and information to those close to patients, or refer them to appropriate agencies
- Liaise with statutory community services, offering input, education and support
- Present complex cases at team meetings and ward rounds, work alongside the Liaison Psychiatry Team and take part in structured clinical supervision
- Keep records to Trust policy and NMC guidance, and give mental health information to switchboard callers
Qualifications
- Diploma-level education in psychiatric nursing, psychotherapy, counselling or a related discipline, or equivalent
- Practice assessor qualification (ENB 998 or equivalent)
Registration & licences
- NMC registration as an RMN, on the live register
Experience
- Significant experience as a qualified nurse in liaison psychiatry, an acute psychiatric setting, a CMHT, older adults or home treatment
- Risk assessment and management experience
Skills & knowledge
- Comprehensive understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983, its Code of Practice, CPA and the Mental Capacity Act
- Specialist knowledge of mental health problems and their relationship to physical disorders
- Able to assess patients over 18, including self-harm, learning disabilities, substance misuse and age-related mental health including dementia
- Comprehensive understanding of the risk assessment process, including deliberate self-harm
- Knowledge of counselling, CBT, psychosocial interventions or brief solution-focused therapy
- Able to de-escalate challenging or acutely distressed patients in hostile or antagonistic situations
Other
- Clear written and oral communication and computer skills, including good typing speed
- Ability to interpret research and apply it to practice
- Ability to build relationships, work as part of a team and prioritise workload in a stressful environment
- Ability to make autonomous decisions from complex presenting problems and judgement about options
- Evidence of an active interest in further professional development
Nice to have
- Other relevant post-registration experience
- Audit and research experience
- Degree-level education
- Courses relevant to liaison psychiatry
- RGN registration
- C&G 7730 Teaching Certificate (Adults)
- European Computer Driving Licence
What’s offered
- High cost area supplement (HCAS)
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
