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Bury/ HMR Older Adult Community Liaison Practitioner | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 March 2025 |
| Location: | Bury, BL9 0JT |
| Company: | Pennine Care NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7016580/311-B433-25-A |
Summary
You will work within Bury/HMR Community Liaison Team to support patients experiencing mental health problems within the community. An experienced practitioner is required to provide specialist nursing advice and assessment skills in conjunction with health, community and social care staff in order to fully develop appropriate interventions and treatment plans for older people with mental health problems.
You will work in a senior liaison capacity within the local cluster teams to support patients experiencing mental health problems within the community. The service will operate and be co-located within borough cluster care teams and will operate Monday to Friday.
To provide specialist nursing advice and assessment skills in conjunction with health, community and social care staff in order to fully develop appropriate interventions and treatment plans for older people with mental health problems.
To carry out comprehensive risk assessments of mental health needs and have knowledge and experience of risks within the community.
To act in an advisory capacity in the delivery of clinical and social interventions to this client group in relation to referring on to other agencies and discharge.
To supervise the work of junior staff and provide clinical advice and support to the team.
It is expected that the post holder will deliver care in accordance with all Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust policies and procedures, the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and community care legislation.
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification when making your application. We will be looking for examples of how you demonstrate/meet each of the essential and if possible, the desirable criteria listed on the person specification.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Mar 2025