About this role
Job summary
The post holder will be part of the Mental Health Psychiatric Liaison Team which is a model of psychiatric liaison serving the Newham University Hospital including the Emergency Department and the Inpatient Wards. The service is commissioned to carry out the following:
Provide a single multidisciplinary mental health and drug assessment service
Provide expert advice on the management, treatment and diagnosis of patients to acute hospital clinicians
Provide support to acute hospital clinicians
Provide training to acute hospital clinicians
To improve health outcomes for patients
To reduce length of stay for patients
To reduce readmissions to the Emergency Department,
To reduce re-attendances to the Emergency Department
To improve the experience of patients who receive care in the acute hospital
To reduce direct admissions to care homes
To improve the Royal London Hospital staff awareness, skills and knowledge in mental health and drugs and alcohol.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work across Newham's Crisis pathway services where needed. The Service forms part of Newham's crisis pathway and operates a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week service for people aged 16 years and above who present with a suspected mental health, self-harm or drug and alcohol problem. The service will maintain focus on identifying, assessing and care planning for older people.
The post holder will be expected to be self-motivating and autonomous with the ability to demonstrate accurate formulations of mental state, risk and need for people over the age of 16 years taking into account medical and social factors and referring on to other disciplines in the team or other agencies as appropriate within the given timeframes for the service.
The post holder will provide advice on mental health issues and participate in carrying out training programmes for clinical teams on the management of a wide variety of mental health problems.
The post holder will be expected to maintain the highest degree of customer service at all times and will work in collaboration with the teams and organisations who come into contact with the service.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description Job responsibilities
Have a wide base of clinical skills, knowledge and experience appropriate to the needs of individual patients over the age of 16 years and to the clinical settings in which they are required to be seen. Where clinical knowledge requires more specialist input e.g. 16 and 17 year old or drugs and alcohol the post holder will be expected to refer on to the relevant department. Carry out specialist assessments across the crisis pathway and develop, implement, evaluate and document specialist management plans and care plans as appropriate to the individual patients needs and behaviours. Provide a consultation-liaison service to clinicians and clinical teams within the acute hospital. This will include giving specialist advice on a range of care, treatment and patient management issues including psychiatric emergencies. Demonstrate a high standard of record keeping and documentation with adherence to trust policy and an understanding of professional guidelines and application of confidentiality. Work with colleagues to develop and promote the philosophy of the psychiatric liaison service, framework of care delivery and strategic objectives, taking responsibility for specific areas of policy and strategy delivery. Work with colleagues to develop clinical expertise and high standards of nursing practice, as defined by the Nursing & Midwifery Council Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives (2009). Deliver care that is evidence based, reflecting current best practice and research. Actively participate in structured regular management supervision provided by your line manager in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. You may also be expected to take responsibility for the supervision of nurses and others in non-mental health settings working with patients with mental health problems. Demonstrate clinical excellence and high standards of nursing practice to other colleagues. Demonstrate a sound understanding of the legal and ethical issues in caring for the mentally ill. In particular, demonstrating sound understanding of the Mental Health Act (2007), Mental Capacity Act (2005), deprivation of liberty safeguards and their application in a non-mental health setting.
Demonstrate the ability to receive and give complex clinical details clearly and appropriate to the situation, with patients, carers and colleagues. Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly, sensitively and with compassion in situations that are emotional, contentious and/or hostile.
Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills, self-awareness and empathy in all communications
Demonstrate an ability to negotiate and problem solve in contentious and/or antagonistic situations where agreement cannot be reached e.g. in situations where the Mental Health Act may be needed to be used.
Demonstrate the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues within the psychiatric liaison team, Barts Health staff and East London Foundation Trust staff.
Take responsibility for agreed clinical, managerial and strategic projects associated with the provision of the psychiatric service. This will include planning, implementing, reviewing and revising these projects as necessary.
In the absence of the Team Manager; take responsibility for the immediate management of the team and patient care provided, to agreed local and professional standards.
In the absence of the Team Manager, take responsibility for the co-ordination of all activities within the clinical area or equivalent sphere.
Ensure the promotion of health and safety regulations in relation to the well-being and interests of the patients, staff and all visitors who come into contact with the team environment.
At all times follow the Nursing & Midwifery Council Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives (2009) and ensure that all staff within their sphere of responsibility also follows the code as laid down.
Supervise monitor and appraise the performance of junior staff within the sphere of designated responsibility, and report to the team manager.
Assist the shift co-ordinator and senior management to exercise day to day control of the budget for the service.
Act as change agent to promote innovation and high standards of practice in line
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training Essential
Registered Mental Health Nurse/Occupational Therapsit/Social Worker Current Professional Registration ENB 998 or equivalent Evidence of continual professional development Recognised post graduate qualifications in a specialist area of adult or older adult mental health
Experience Essential
Substantial post qualification experience in the field of adult and/or older adult Previous experience at working at senior level Previous experience at working autonomously Experience of working in a multidisciplinary mental health team Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and of ensuring that nursing practice is culturally sensitive oExperience of supervising staff oExtensive and demonstrable experience of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care, particularly in an acute care or older adult community setting oEssential and demonstrable experience of writing concise and clear clinical reports oExperience of teaching and assessing in specialist mental health adult and/or older adult settings oExperience of developing or contributing to the development of new services preferably in mental health
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Demonstrate an understanding of how to promote the rights, responsibilities and recovery of adults and/or older adults with mental health problems Demonstrate a full understanding of the key issues and priorities relating to the provision of liaison mental health services in an acute hospital for aged 16 years and over Demonstrate an understanding of the expectations, pressures and demands of an acute inner city hospital, wards and registered care homes Demonstrate a clear understanding of current legislation and policy pertaining to the provision of mental health services in all settings including the Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, NHS andCare Act, 2014 , Human Rights Act 1998 Demonstrate a thorough knowledge, expertise and practical experience of a full range of therapeutic nursing skills and approaches to people with mental health problems aged 16 years and above Demonstrate a thorough knowledge, understanding and practical experience of risk assessment and risk management Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of child and adult protection issues Demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical governance and the provision of evidenced based care Demonstrate a clear understanding and commitment to implementing the Equal Opportunities policy Demonstrate an understanding of research and audit Demonstrate well developed and confident professional nursing skills Demonstrate skills in providing effective nursing leadership
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Newham University Hospital
Glen Rd
London
E13 8SP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)