Mental Health Liaison Nurse

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent post as Band 7 Practitioner in the Mental Health Liaison team for The Bay, based in Barrow in Furness. The successful candidate will oversee assessments and treatment for patients on the MHLT pathway and clinical delivery of the service which will involve offering timely and responsive assessments, working collaboratively with service users and their families, delivering high-quality evidence-based approaches to care, and delivering collaborative care plans and risk assessments based on least restrictive practice. Furthermore, being committed to delivering quality and being able to reflect on the importance of the service user journey and experience is critically important to this role. The Practitioner role is central to the safe and effective running of the service. We require outstanding clinical skills and someone who is committed to providing a high-quality, safe, and effective service. The successful applicant will be encouraged to develop clinically and professionally, with training being actively encouraged in effective leadership (7up Programme). A high level of emotional intelligence will be required in the successful applicant, and the ability to be part of a cohesive MDT team will be critical to the role. Furthermore, the development and maintenance of key stakeholder relationships with CCG's, LSCFT partner services, and Acute Hospitals is vital to the role.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to serve the whole of the multi-racial and multi-cultural community on the Furness and Cumbria and demonstrable values and commitment to diversity and anti-discriminatory practice. This will require the successful applicant to be a leader, mentor, teacher, and role model. The role is comprehensive and will require a clear understanding of the Mental Health Act 2007 and will require a detailed knowledge of all aspects of Adult Safeguarding.

This is an outstanding opportunity for career development in an exciting pathway. Regular line management and clinical supervision will be offered, and we will actively look at developing the successful applicant in this exciting role. This post is a 24/7 post including night shifts.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health, and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria, and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working; we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part-time, compressed hours, flexi-time, and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Job responsibilities

For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Mental Health) - current NMC Registration
• Evidence of professional updating and development in the nursing care of patients in an acute or community setting
• Diploma in Professional Studies (Nursing) - or equivalent

Experience

• Several years post-registration mental health nursing experience
• Involvement in innovative nursing practice and multi-cultural nursing environments

Skills

• Skills in assessing, planning, and evaluating mental health nursing interventions
• Skills in interacting therapeutically with distressed and/or disturbed individuals
• Skills in teaching, supervision, and self-appraisal

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of the various approaches to mental health assessment
• Knowledge of key areas of liaison psychiatric nursing practice, including the psychological effects of physical illness
• Knowledge of nursing and psychiatric interventions with patients in an acute phase of mental illness/distress

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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