About this role
Job summary
The CYP Mental Health Liaison team are an additional service within the CYP Urgent Care teams and work closely with the CAMHS Crisis and enhanced treatment service (CCETT) and the CYP Eating Disorder Service.
The role of the team is to support children and young people (CYP) accessing our medical areas at the hospital, including A&E, paediatrics, and the hospital wards at Lincoln County hospital (LCH) and Pilgrim hospital Boston. (PHB) with a priority of timely face-to-face assessments as well as well as support YP admitted to a ward with a mental health need. We are also building links with ULHT teams with a view to improved joint working and mental health training to their staff.
Shifts will be 08.00am-8:00 pm. You will work closely with other CYP Urgent Care services to provide care and support to CYP in ULHT, implement care plans and support treatment packages. An interest in working with CYP with eating difficulties is essential and training will be provided in post. You will also support the Band 6 Practitioners with responding to referrals and supporting assessments.
Please note this is a 12-month fixed-term contract.
Due to the UKVI immigration changes we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.
Main duties of the job
To work within the policies, protocols and clinical procedures of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and to promote competent working practice within an integrated multi-disciplinary team.
To liaise with the registered practitioners and carry out assigned duties as a member of the multi- disciplinary mental health team.
To be supported to work on own initiative as necessary and report to the team.
Promote equality for all patients and understand their health needs and carry out physical health checks when necessary.
Demonstrate an awareness of service user and carer perspectives on the provision of treatment and continuing care.
Ensure accurate record keeping in accordance with Trust policy.
Participate regularly in management and clinical supervision sessions.
Liaise with representatives from associated voluntary and statutory organisations and facilitate good communication processes.
To work with service users to promote independence, maximising daily living skills.
Always act in a manner as to promote and safeguard the interests and well-being of patients.
Actively promote a responsible caring attitude at all times, treating all patients with dignity and respect.
To report any incident which does not comply with Trust policy regarding incident reporting.
To work flexibly within CAMHS MH liaison team and CCETT service.
To work across LPFT and ULHT hospital wards to promote MH education.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
Childcare Vouchers
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Get in touch today:
Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For more information, please contact Cheryl Goodwin via email at [email protected] or by telephone 01522 535189.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
oCavendish Care Certificate or willingness to work towards resourced by LPFT oNVQ 3 in Care or equivalent
Desirable
oTraining in mental health awareness or any other training relevant to this post.
Experience Essential
oPrevious relevant experience working with people with mental health problems at a nursing assistant grade or equivalent within a health and social care setting oKnowledge of risk assessment principles oExperience in providing support for people in the community or inpatient with mental health needs
Desirable
oExperience in providing support for children and young people oExperience of working with people with mental health needs in a crisis
Skills Essential
oEffective communication with service user, other members of the team and outside agencies oA patient and empathic approach oClear and accurate clinical note keeping with IT skills oAbility to respond to risk and crisis with a calm approach
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.
Employer details Employer name Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Horizon Centre
Homer House
Lincoln
LN5 7RZ
Employer's website https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)