Job summary
This role is part of our Liaison Psychiatry Open Days on the 4th and11th March -Please see the Open Day advert attached to register yourattendance.
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Psychiatric LiaisonServices provide high quality mental health care to people in people in 5district general hospitals across Surrey. (Guildford, Frimley, Chertsey,Redhill and Epsom).
We are looking for a highly dedicated nurse, occupational therapist orsocial worker to join our Liaison Psychiatry Service at the Royal Surrey CountyHospital in Guildford Surrey
By providing expert interventions and oversight to the care of olderpeople within the Acute General hospital pathway. Who will ensure that the caredelivered is excellent and in keeping with the most up to date guidelines. Theapplicant will have a good knowledge of Mental Health within older age adults.
Will support the growth and development of other members of the Liaisonpsychiatry team whilst supporting the service manager and wider Trust toachieve an exemplary underpinning our visions and values.
You will put the experience of the person using the service at thecentre of my decision making whilst building and maintaining supportive andresponsive relationships with colleagues in the Acute Trust.
This role attracts a local Retention Premium of £500 payable annuallyafter 3 years of Service in the Team and each year thereafter.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
Main duties of the job
Functioningalready at CORE 24 the multidisciplinary team operates a shift system across a24hr period seven days a week. You will be working as a lead clinicianprimarily assessing patients referred from our inpatient wards or those whopresent to the Accident and Emergency Department.
You will have a positive approachto work, with an outstanding, demonstrable background of providing high-qualitycare. You will have an insight into liaison psychiatry and the nationalguidelines impacting these services. Experience and willingness to teach andeducate others within the team and the wider hospital network is required.Service development and improvement will be integral to the role, promoting thebest possible outcomes for people in the acute hospital setting.
This is a challenging butrewarding role, offering an exciting opportunity for a clinician who has strongassessment and therapeutic skills. You will need the ability to workautonomously whilst still contributing to the team as a whole. Previousexperience of working in Liaison Psychiatry and across ages is desirable,although not essential.
We offer excellent staff supportthrough clinical supervision, group supervision and inclusive teamwork. Therole and service encourage and promotes staff development.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leadingprovider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mentalill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. Wealso provide social care services for people with a learning disability inCroydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We activelyseek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving themental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS andvoluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who useservices and carers.
Surrey is abeautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from theSouth Coast.
Our historicmarket towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, andour excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country withing easyreach.
Forinternational travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Suitable for someone who
Has expertiseand experience in mental health assessment, care planning, crisis managementand partner working for older adults.
Who hasparticular experience in working with individuals with dementia and theircarers.
Has a positiveattitude to service improvement and development and can enthusiastically engagepartners, provide training and support the development of other staff.
Enjoys teachingand training and is willing to provide supervision to colleagues specific tothe assessment and treatment of people with dementia and older people withfunctional mental illness.
To undertake initial assessments and follow up reviews of older peoplepresenting with mental health issues or a possible dementia at Royal Surrey Hospital(currently inpatient wards and A+E).
To deliver teaching and training to both Royal SurreyHospital staff andto SABP colleagues
To support relevant strategy and policy development at Royal SurreyHospital
To support relevant audits and quality improvement initiatives withinthe liaison service and at Royal SurreyHospital
To work collaboratively with the service manager and Multi- disciplinaryteam to develop outstanding liaison psychiatry services.
To engage staff and external partners positively and constructively, inline with the Trusts Clinical and Commercial strategy, supporting the TrustsVision and Values
To assist in the development ofpractical innovative and creative solutions to clinical and service delivery issuesencountered within the liaison setting
To support the service manager and clinicians in the liaison servicewith the development of sustainable service improvements in line with nationalspecifications, local implementation requirements and a set financial envelope.
To promote and introduce systems to continuously improve quality ofcare, drawing on national and trust guidance, in particular CQC standards
To promote and encourage multi-dimensional and multi-cultural aspects ofassessment and treatment
To promote equitable access to services for older adults and parity ofesteem for those experiencing mental and physical health difficulties
- To support clinical improvement with a strong emphasis on integrated multidisciplinary working and the development of person centred care.
To ensure compliance with all statutory, financial, health & safety,employment, safeguarding requirements,including statutory and mandatory training
To ensure the trusts supervision policy is adhered to and supervisor,appraisal and personal/team development are intrinsic and considered in allbusiness developments
- To attend external partnership meetings as required
- To deputise for the service manager as required
- To work as part of a daytime rota 7 days per week with flexibility to travelling across sites and services as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Suitable for someone who
Has expertiseand experience in mental health assessment, care planning, crisis managementand partner working for older adults.
Who hasparticular experience in working with individuals with dementia and theircarers.
Has a positiveattitude to service improvement and development and can enthusiastically engagepartners, provide training and support the development of other staff.
Enjoys teachingand training and is willing to provide supervision to colleagues specific tothe assessment and treatment of people with dementia and older people withfunctional mental illness.
To undertake initial assessments and follow up reviews of older peoplepresenting with mental health issues or a possible dementia at Royal Surrey Hospital(currently inpatient wards and A+E).
To deliver teaching and training to both Royal SurreyHospital staff andto SABP colleagues
To support relevant strategy and policy development at Royal SurreyHospital
To support relevant audits and quality improvement initiatives withinthe liaison service and at Royal SurreyHospital
To work collaboratively with the service manager and Multi- disciplinaryteam to develop outstanding liaison psychiatry services.
To engage staff and external partners positively and constructively, inline with the Trusts Clinical and Commercial strategy, supporting the TrustsVision and Values
To assist in the development ofpractical innovative and creative solutions to clinical and service delivery issuesencountered within the liaison setting
To support the service manager and clinicians in the liaison servicewith the development of sustainable service improvements in line with nationalspecifications, local implementation requirements and a set financial envelope.
To promote and introduce systems to continuously improve quality ofcare, drawing on national and trust guidance, in particular CQC standards
To promote and encourage multi-dimensional and multi-cultural aspects ofassessment and treatment
To promote equitable access to services for older adults and parity ofesteem for those experiencing mental and physical health difficulties
- To support clinical improvement with a strong emphasis on integrated multidisciplinary working and the development of person centred care.
To ensure compliance with all statutory, financial, health & safety,employment, safeguarding requirements,including statutory and mandatory training
To ensure the trusts supervision policy is adhered to and supervisor,appraisal and personal/team development are intrinsic and considered in allbusiness developments
- To attend external partnership meetings as required
- To deputise for the service manager as required
- To work as part of a daytime rota 7 days per week with flexibility to travelling across sites and services as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical qualification at Diploma level or above in Mental Health nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Psychology with evidence of transferable mental health skills and practice.
- Registration with a registered body is essential.
- Post qualification training to degree level is desirable but not essential
Experience
Essential
- Sound experience of working with working age & older people with a variety of mental health issues for at least 5 years
- Demonstrable expertise in complex assessment of people with both mental and physical health issues
- Demonstrable ability to develop practical innovations and approaches to issues and complex problems.
- Proven ability to support Change management and Service Redesign
- In depth awareness of liaison psychiatry and National agendas for the development of liaison services
- Expertise and experience in supervision and supporting the growth of other staff.
- Proven ability to provide training and education regarding mental health and complex clinical topics
- Proven track record of building positive relationships with partner agencies.
Specify Service Location
Essential
- Please clarify which service you would prefer to be interviewed for. Guildford, Frimley, Chertsey, Redhill or Epsom.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical qualification at Diploma level or above in Mental Health nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Psychology with evidence of transferable mental health skills and practice.
- Registration with a registered body is essential.
- Post qualification training to degree level is desirable but not essential
Experience
Essential
- Sound experience of working with working age & older people with a variety of mental health issues for at least 5 years
- Demonstrable expertise in complex assessment of people with both mental and physical health issues
- Demonstrable ability to develop practical innovations and approaches to issues and complex problems.
- Proven ability to support Change management and Service Redesign
- In depth awareness of liaison psychiatry and National agendas for the development of liaison services
- Expertise and experience in supervision and supporting the growth of other staff.
- Proven ability to provide training and education regarding mental health and complex clinical topics
- Proven track record of building positive relationships with partner agencies.
Specify Service Location
Essential
- Please clarify which service you would prefer to be interviewed for. Guildford, Frimley, Chertsey, Redhill or Epsom.
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
