Mh Practitioner Care Home Liaison - Stockport, United Kingdom - Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Stockport, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Service/Ward/Department Summary:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and motivated person to join our Community Mental Health Team. This new role will have particular responsibility for assessment and intervention into residential nursing homes.


Role Summary:


The post holder will have extensive experience of working with older people with dementia, preferably in both in-patient and community settings.

You will have excellent assessment and communication skills and the ability to work flexibly according to service need.


Key Responsibilities of the Post:

To offer rapid and skilled assessments to residential and nursing homes, enabling them to meet the needs of residents presenting with complex and challenging problems

To develop care plans within these settings, Prioritising non-pharmacological interventions the aim of preventing unnecessary hospitalisation or moves to higher levels of care

To manage the work of support workers within the service

To build supportive relationships with colleagues across the care sector, working with sensitivity and tact


As part of the wider Older Peoples Mental Health Services an opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Care Home Liaison Team within the Older Peoples Community Mental Health Liaison Service.

This award winning team is based at The Meadows within the borough of Stockport.

The service provides a resource into a variety of settings to support a range of disciplines from health, social care and the third sector in order to meet the mental health needs of our service users.

Assessment of residents who are experiencing Behavioural &Psychological symptoms (BPSD) of dementia.


To be able to assess residents presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication and infection.


Formulate plans of care and manage the work of support staff in delivering care which may involve modelling care techniques to care home staff.

Building and developing relationships with care providers in residential and nursing settings.


To identify the need for protection in line with the Safeguarding Adults policy and comply with local procedures and relevant training.


To have a thorough understanding of functional and organic illness in older people and management strategies to support residents in a care home setting.

To involve carers and relatives in care planning and decisions related to patient care.
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