Liaison Mental Health Nurse

Job overview

A rare opportunity has arisen for a band 6 senior clinician in the department of Liaison Psychiatry. This opportunity is perfect for an experienced registered mental health nurse who has an interest in this specialist, interesting and rewarding area.

Liaison Psychiatry is the sub-specialty of psychiatry concerned with the provision of clinical services, teaching and research in the general hospital setting. The service aims to provide access to a specialist multi-disciplinary team, for the care of patients in the general hospital setting who are presenting with both psychiatric or psychological and complex physical health needs.

The successful candidate will join the Liaison Psychiatry inreach teams for working age adults in providing a service to Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and making a positive difference to the care of people with mental health or psychological needs during their general hospital admission. You will work within well-established and supportive multidisciplinary teams, based at both the Becklin Centre covering St James’ Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary covering both Leeds General Infirmary and Chapel Allerton Hospital. It is essential that the post holder can work flexibly within two teams who are aligned closely with each other and meet regularly for joint team meetings, teaching, and even festive celebrations.

Main duties of the job

The role involves providing biopsychosocial mental health assessment, risk assessment and short-term interventions/follow-up to patients admitted to a general hospital bed. You will be expected to develop robust clinical formulation and subsequent management plans that safely and effectively meets the needs of the patient and ward team.  You will also provide advice and education to our general hospital colleagues around topics/issues surrounding mental health, risk management, and available community support. You will work collaboratively with our general hospital colleagues to meet the needs of patients with concurrent physical and mental health conditions. It is essential that applicants are confident working in a general hospital setting and can communicate and work effectively with a broad range of clinicians from different medical and multidisciplinary specialities. You will also be expected to deliver teaching to staff at the general hospital. This may be in a formal setting, or as informal situations arise.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants should express a strong interest in Liaison Psychiatry and state why they would be a good candidate for our team in the application.

You will be provided with a comprehensive and supported period of induction which is tailored to your needs. Our teams strongly value teaching and continued learning and so we offer a commitment to your ongoing development, as well as a culture of continuous reflection, learning, and improvement.

Our core working hours are Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. Informal enquiries and discussions are highly encouraged, please contact Clinical Team Manger Cassie Hartley on 07929858660.  Alternatively, you can contact the team directly on 0113 85 56730 and any of the team members will be happy to talk to you about the role.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

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