CASCAID (HIV Liaison) Mental Health Practitioner
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 03 Mehefin 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £44,806.00 i £53,134.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £44806.00 - £53134.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Mehefin 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9334-25-0526 |
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Job Purpose: The postholder will ensure the delivery of care to a client group who are HIV positive and presenting with complex mental health needs. To provide assessment and support to clients referred by statutory and non-statutory agencies, linking clients into appropriate mainstream services as necessary.* To embrace the core maxim of the service in recognising diversity, valuing difference, tackling stigma and reducing the marginalisation of people living with HIV. To support and develop a culture which improves mental health care for patients seen in physical health environments and physical healthcare for those seen in mental healthcare environments. To provide training and education relating to HIV, sexual health promotion and education. To work with clients whose behaviour affects the transmission risk of HIV Key Responsibilities: Clinical and Client Care To provide assessment and interventions for clients in CASCAID HIV Liaison Service* To attend MDT forums (in person or online) in HIV treatment centres providing consultation and advice To attend Clinical Nurse Specialist meetings, providing consultation and advice To provide support, advice and liaison to SLaM inpatient wards, mental health teams and addictions services, co-working as necessary* To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans; liaising with referrers, GPs and other professionals as appropriate.* To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans.* To co-work with other SLaM teams and/or inter-agency colleagues in providing comprehensive and holistic care for our clients; signposting where necessary To provide cover for the Chemsex support service (the Axis clinic) with a worker from Antidote at London Friend as necessary. *The HIV Service is not a case-holding service Contributing to team or service clinical functioning To contribute to the service delivery in acting as an interface between mental and physical health services for people living with HIV in the 4 boroughs that SlaM covers (LSLC); and embedding this practice across services To contribute to the HIV Liaison Services aims to increase the capacity for mainstream mental health services to provide support to PLHIV who also experience mental health difficulties (e.g. by providing training, and through HIV awareness initiatives) To be proactive in challenging discrimination and supporting the development of culturally competent services. Policy and service development To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities Management and supervision To be responsible for contributing to the mentoring of either student nurses, OTs or social workers (including induction, training, assessment and supervision) As this list is not exhaustive please refer to the attached job description.