Liaison Psychiatry Practitioner

Job overview

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join the innovative Liaison Service?

The liaison psychiatry service aims to provide mental health advice and support to individuals receiving care and treatment at any of the general hospitals in Kent and Medway. The teams work closely with their General Hospital colleagues to ensure that mental health and wellbeing are effectively treated alongside any physical health needs. The general hospital staff can refer anyone over the age of 18 who attends A&E or is an inpatient on a medical or surgical ward. The team can then offer advice, support, or a full bio-psychosocial assessment as appropriate.

Are you highly motivated and a qualified Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist?

If you are, then this may be the opportunity you have been waiting for.  There are Full-time and part-time posts available.

Part-time posts will also be considered where possible.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of a psychiatric liaison team providing a liaison and assessment service 7 days per week that will involve working unsocial hours and public holidays.

Offer an assessment service to patients aged 18+ (with no upper age limit) presenting at the general hospital with a broad range of mental health and psychological problems, and diagnosed psychiatric illnesses.

Providing a mental health consultation, liaison and advice service throughout the departments.

Deliver a range of evidence-based psychosocial interventions to individual patients as required.

Assist and support general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.

Provide formal and informal education and case consultation to registered and unregistered staff.

Represent mental health services within the Hospitals.

Provide a communication structure between secondary mental health services, primary care and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.