Psychiatric Liaison Nurse

Job overview

We seek to appoint an experienced, confident mental health nurse, interested in working with comorbidities, to join the Greenwich Mental Health Liaison Team. The team is settled, experienced and held in high esteem for carrying out bio-psycho-social assessments on people who present with mental health difficulties, referred from the Emergency Department and the medical wards. The team also deals with Sect 136 patients who are brought to the Emergency Dept. by the police. As an emergency assessment team, the focus is on mental state- and risk- assessment and management. The work is interesting and varied and the team is well supported by the acute psychiatric wards, Home Treatment teams and other community mental health teams. This is a busy team in a stressful environment, but the team members are very supportive of colleagues. Good practice is encouraged by regular reflective team supervision, as well as individual supervision, and there are opportunities for personal and professional development and training.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a qualified mental health nurse, registered with the NMC and with at least 2-yrs post-qualification relevant experience. Prior experience of work in a Home Treatment or other assessment team is highly recommended, as the post-holder will be expected to carry out independent assessments and formulate robust risk management plans. To be successful in this role the post-holder will need a good knowledge of both the MHA and the MCA. The job role further requires good communication and interface skills, good time-keeping and organisational skills, team work, and leadership qualities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Psychiatric mental health liaison role is suitable for Registered Nurses who have successfully completed preceptorship and have registered as an approved NMC mentor.

The post holder will deliver, or advise on the delivery of, high quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.

You will promote and develop clinical leadership and clinical practice and be a positive role model to junior members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care. You will be expected to support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for staff, fostering a positive learning environment. Your professional and personal development will include further postgraduate study and you will be encouraged and supported by your line manager to undertake Master’s programmes.

As a senior nurse working within the South London Mental Health and Community Partnership you are required to encourage and foster collaborative and cross organisational working.

Main Responsibilities:

• Outstanding assessment and clinical skills as an independent clinician
• In depth knowledge of mental health signs and symptoms and the frameworks that support mental health practice
• Good communication skills and ability to easily engage with people
• Team working and professional development
• Leadership and Management skills

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.