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Psychiatric Liaison Team Leader

Manylion swydd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: 28 Gorffennaf 2025
Cyflog: £53,751.00 i £60,651.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: £53751.00 - £60651.00 a year
Oriau: Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau: 11 Awst 2025
Lleoliad: Harrow, HA1 3UJ
Cwmni: NHS Jobs
Math o swydd: Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd: C9333-25-0958

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GENERAL To ensure that the Psychiatric Liaison Team at Northwick Park Hospital delivers a consistent, responsive, high quality and user friendly service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. To provide day-to-day leadership, coordination, management and clinical support to the Psychiatric Liaison Team. To provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in all areas of responsibility for staff, service users and carers. To work closely with the Team Manager, the Consultant Psychiatrists and other senior members of the Team to develop the Psychiatric Liaison Service. To regularly undertake delegated managerial responsibilities and duties, and to deputise for the Team Manager in his/her absence or as required. Enable the provision of evidence based assessment and treatment that incorporates cultural preferences, health beliefs, behaviours and traditional practices as well as respecting differences in relation to gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion and disability. To enable joint delivery of specialist mental health education to Acute Trust staff to increase awareness, empower and enable, promote the specialist skills of mental health professionals with the ultimate aim of improving the service user experience in an Acute Trust setting. To work jointly with the Consultant Psychiatrists and local Lead Psychologists to ensure that the links between Psychiatric Liaison and Clinical Health Psychology are maintained and developed and that the many areas of joint interest are taken forward in an effective joined-up manner To work closely with all key stakeholders regarding the enhancement of the interfaces between the Psychological Medicine Service Line, other CNWL Service Lines and the Acute Trusts To provide leadership in developing and management of the Mental Health assessment lounge and improving patient experience. To provide clinical assessment and review of patients transferred to the MHEC. To manage the day to day running of the MHEC on certain shifts including medication administration, review of complex cases and liaising with outside services to facilitate safe discharge plans. CLINICAL To ensure that clinical practice is based on clinical guidelines and best evidence. To monitor standards of clinical practice within the Team and ensure that the objectives for Clinical Outcomes are met. To ensure high standards of assessment and treatment within the Psychiatric Liaison Team by monitoring and developing standards of service to ensure the consistent delivery of high quality care. To maintain a coherent and robust clinical governance structure within the Team and contribute to the acute sector Clinical Governance frameworks. To provide reliable , relevant accessible and timely information about the care and treatment provided to patients , and the patient experience To support the Team Manager in the identification of innovative approaches to the management of mental health breaches and delayed discharges To ensure the safe and effective delivery of high quality health and social care to patients, utilising the knowledge and skills of the staff whilst recognising and helping to manage their stress in this demanding area of work. To ensure compliant discharge of the legal responsibilities of the Mental Health Act 2003 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 by the Team and to advise our Acute colleagues where necessary. To recognise and promote the role of advocacy, autonomy and self-empowerment in the care of service users and ensure promotion of the recovery model within the team. After receiving appropriate training, the post-holder will act as the safeguarding Lead for the team and a will be a source of knowledge and advice for team members providing care to vulnerable adults and children. To ensure that the service always involves carers and families in the treatment, management and the formulation of care and treatment plans. The post holder to have accurate data on the Team performance and will report weekly to the Team Manager. Contact information for team manager can be found below for further queries.