Mental Health Liaison Nurse | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £40,701 - £48,054 per annum inc. of HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 May 2024 |
| Location: | Croydon, CR7 7YE |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6215527/334-NUR-6215527-FR |
Summary
The Mental Health Clinical Assessment Unit (MHCAU) is a service created in response to the Covid-19 crisis and ongoing emergency department pressures for the local population of Croydon. The unit is staffed primarily by the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) unit-based staff and the SLaM psychiatric liaison team.
The service consists of a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses and lived experience staff. The service has been created to relieve pressure on the Emergency Department (ED) at Croydon University Hospital and to assist in providing capacity for a surge in emergency medical cases caused by Covid-19. This is achieved by providing a diversionary assessment space for patients with mental health problems who would otherwise have been seen in the ED but have no concurrent acute physical health concern.
This area will provide collaborative and timely care to patients requiring mental health care and treatment, in line with National emergency care access standards.
The successful candidates will be clinically confident in assessing mental health service users presenting in emergencies, carrying out short term interventions and making independent decisions. You will thrive in a fast paced environment, often working under pressure. You will possess excellent assessment, communication skills and interpersonal skills. You will work well with others and enjoy multidisciplinary work whilst maintaining the highest standard in the quality of care.
Benefits:
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants
Education and Qualification
-Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
-Mentorship qualification
Experience and Knowledge
-Experience of research based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and
develop these by using evidence-based practice.
- Significant relevant clinical experience
-Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience in providing psycho-social assessments
- Experience in Supervising junior staff
Skills and Abilities
-Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, without close supervision
-Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations
This advert closes on Sunday 5 May 2024