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Liaison Psychiatry Senior Clinical Practitioner
| Posting date: | 20 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £48,270.00 to £54,931.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £48270.00 - £54931.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2025 |
| Location: | Dartford, DA2 8DA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9380-25-0505 |
Summary
To work within the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust Hospital Liaison Psychiatry Service to deliver a hospital focused service for people with co morbid illness To develop links with and work collaboratively with Acute colleagues, and with those in the Hospital Psychiatry Liaison Service to enhance the interface between the specialist service and general hospital service. To provide a specialist assessment and intervention service for adults (18yrs +) with co morbid illness and hold a small complex clinical caseload. To act as an educational and consultative resource for colleagues working within the general hospital, primary care and the hospital liaison psychiatry service. To maintain excellent standards of practice and regularly evaluate these. To support service manager and matrons in leading the change process in line with LPS accreditation and delivery of Core 24 LPS services Develop an appropriate clinical audit Report any incidents in accordance with Trust Policy and act within policies, procedures, and legislation that promote equality, diversity, and rights. To take a lead in an identified & specific clinical area this may include Neurodiversity, Triage role, substance misuse, dual diagnosis, Dementia/Delirium, Complex emotional dysregulation disorders, High intensity users, Self-harming behaviours, medically unexplained symptoms - this is not an exhaustive list and is in addition to your generic role. To lead on the clinical development of band 6 LPS staff. To support LPS clinicians to access opportunities for work with days, and to encourage reciprocation, across a wide variety of services, to enhance understanding of other services roles, pathways and service provisions To lead on service improvements for service users and carers, with increased involvement and completion of PREM & CREM COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: Communicate effectively with the liaison psychiatry team and with general hospital colleagues To provide assessment, progress and reports on interventions undertaken. Liaise with other professionals and agencies that may be involved with a particular case.