Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,392 to £42,618 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35392 - £42618 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2024 |
| Location: | Wakefield, WF1 4DG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9378-W1089A |
Summary
To provide a psychiatric liaison service into Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust sites which will provide assessment, support, advice and training. To provide highly developed and skilled assessment, screening and interventions for a wide variety of Service Users in Acute Trust settings and to signpost and broker Service Users toward relevant and appropriate resources to meet their needs. To be a part of the 24 hour staff rota in order to ensure the service is accessible at all times, referrals are received and screened promptly and face to face assessment are undertaken within 1 hour of referral where urgent. To participate in the provision of staff supervision and professional development. Professional 1.Maintain a continuing knowledge of current good practice and other professional matters. 2.Maintain personal NMC registration or equivalent and ensure adherence to statutory codes of practice. 3.To undertake assessments in Acute Trust settings both independently or within a multi-interdisciplinary framework in respect of service users presenting with mental health problems and/or self-harming behaviours. 4.Together with the Team Manager have involvement in initiatives related to further development of the psychiatric liaison team. 5.To be actively involved in the clinical supervision and professional development review process. 6.Contribute to the provision of information and involvement in changes to working practices in respect of such information. 7.Interpreting complex facts in order to promote a range of options for service users at thepoint of referral and assessment by the team. 8.Provide professional advice to team members and others as appropriate. 9.Ensure that policies, guidelines and practices in the safe custody, administration and recording of drugs are implemented to comply with all legal requirements and are of a high standard. 10.To be involved in clinical team meetings and multi-disciplinary care plan reviews in order to develop and implement individual care pathways. 11.Involvement in quality circle groups where appropriate. 12.Act as an advisor to outside agencies such as police, probation, housing etc. and provide specialist advice around the psychiatric liaison service and mental health issues. 13.Ensure that an evidence based practice approach is utilised in order to meet service user and service needs. 14.Provide, along with other team members, 24 hour cover for the psychiatric liaison service. 15.To dispense, where appropriate, prescribed medications via agreed routes. 16.Maintain own personal safety and the safety of others within the acute care settings inclusive of lone working policies and initiatives. 17.To participate in the ethos of a family friendly, flexible working environment. 18.Where required to participate in the selection and recruitment process. 19.Involvement in the induction and orientation of students and new staff members. Management 1.Responsible for their own individual day to day performance and that of others within the psychiatric liaison service during periods of duty. 2.To assist the Team Manager in monitoring and evaluating service provision. 3.Exercise positive leadership based upon fair, clear and equitable staff relationships using effective communications. 4.Communicate highly sensitive and complex information to referrers, service users, relatives, carers, and fellow professionals in a professional, empathetic and reassuring manner, taking into consideration barriers that may be present. 5.Act as the first contact point, demonstrating high degrees of clinical knowledge in relation to management of complex symptoms, medications, side and adverse effects, interactions, self-harm and suicide intent and general mental health issues to offer professional advice and manage risk effectively over the telephone, triggering responses where appropriate. 6.To facilitate the signposting and brokering to appropriate services as required. 7.To be involved in interdisciplinary communications and staff meetings to ensure a clear understanding and the promotion of the psychiatric liaison service philosophy. 8.Together with the Team Manager, be involved in the planning, development and review of services and policies within the psychiatric liaison services and to ensure that such policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines are adhered to. 9.Ensuring all staff are aware of customer relation issues and engage where necessary with all service users, carers, relatives and visitors in a professional manner to a high standard. 10.Maintain awareness of research and to participate in such activities if required. 11.To be involved with the production of statistics as required by the Team Manager. 12.Involvement in audit activity where required. 13.Be fully conversant with the Mental Health Act 1983 or future amendments and current implementation. To support Mental Health Act assessments and offer alternative options to admission where appropriate. 14.To be involved in the clinical supervision and professional development review processes. Development 1.To assist the Team Manager to forge links with tutors and staff within universities in order to promote the team as a suitable placement for learners. 2.Maintain a suitable learning environment for other staff members both within and out with the team. 3.Involvement in the educational and training requirements for outside agencies such as police, probation etc. 4.Maintain a specialist knowledge and expertise in matters pertaining to mental health. 5.Maintain continuous professional development as required by the NMC and other regulatory bodies. To participate in the appraisal system ensuring the yearly action and development plans are established and reviewed. Trust Values: The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g, service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respectat all time. The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Trusts Values: Honest, open, transparent Respectful Person first and in the centre Improve and be outstanding Relevant today, ready for tomorrow Families and carers matter Safeguarding: Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy. Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training. Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy: All staff employed by the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate training required for their role and commit to: ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns; maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct; understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and Trust Data Protection policy; comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol. Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors. Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire training annually; receive supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed; understand their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy; recognise, respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users, carers and the public. Contribute to a working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and diversity; ensure they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participatingin relevanttraining; comply with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver care through a Clinical Governance framework (i.e. CPD, Audit, Supervision); demonstrate, through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement; abide by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action when codes of conduct are breached; work flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in People (IiP) Standards. adhere to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds; being socially responsible by complying with measures that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact; Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses promptly; In addition to the Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care.