Senior Liaison Mental Health Practitioner - Oldham, United Kingdom - Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Oldham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Are you a Qualified Mental Health Professional looking for an exciting opportunity to work in a team that will help you to develop and achieve your goals? Oldham Liaison mental health is recruiting for a senior mental health liaison practitioner

You'll join an innovating team thriving to provide a high-quality service, ensuring patients receive a comprehensive assessment, onward referral and safety netted when the attend A&E in a mental health crisis, admitted on the wards or detained on S136.

Working in the LMHT you will receive all age referrals from A&E, hospital wards or section 136 from the police.

Referrals will be assessed, and care planned for admission, discharge and signpost to services that can meet the needs of the individual.

For service users presenting with symptoms of a severe and enduring illness, and/or risks to self or others, you will complete a comprehensive mental health assessment and risk assessment to ensure that risks are managed and on-going supported is provided.