Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner - Redhill, United Kingdom - Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
2 weeks ago
Description
We are looking for a highly dedicated nurse, occupational therapist or social worker to join our Liaison Psychiatry Service at the St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey.
Our team provides a comprehensive specialist service to patients, clinicians and carers in the general hospital setting. The team has PLAN accreditation as such you will be joining an already established and cohesive team.
This is a challenging but rewarding role, offering an exciting opportunity to nurses who have a strong assessment and therapeutic skills.
You will have an excellent and positive approach to work, with an outstanding, demonstrable background of providing high quality care.
The team is CORE 24, as such you will be expected to work a shift system across a 24 hour period seven days a week, 365 days a year, primarily assessing patients who are referred from St Peters Hospital Inpatient wards or those who present to the Emergency Department.
Daily provision of a comprehensive mental health consultation-liaison service to clinical teams providing clear and concise advice regarding the appropriate management of individuals referred.
You will need a sound knowledge base of working with serious ongoing mental health problems.Sufficient clinical knowledge will enable you to make decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options.
This role attracts a local Retention Premium of £500 payable annually after 3 years of Service in the Team and each year thereafter as well as the Recruitment Premium of £3,000 payable on appointment - please refer to the attached protocol.
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire.
We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population.
We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.
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