About this role
Job summary
Are you innovative, like a challenge, think dynamically about person centre care and passionate about older people who may experience a mental health problem? If so, we would love to hear from you.
At the Dementia and Older People's Mental Health Liaison service, no day is the same. Our service is based within the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, but we outreach to our 8 local community hospitals and also provide community visits to support our patients and carers when they leave hospital. As a band 6 practitioner you will be involved in staff supervision, Quality Improvement, audit, teaching, and development of our service.
We welcome you to call or visit to meet the team. You would be welcomed with a cuppa and friendly conversation. We are proud of the services we deliver and look forward to sharing this with you.
Proposed interview date: To be confirmed
Main duties of the job
The post of Psychiatric Liaison practitioner is a specialised mental health practitioner role specialising in older adult psychiatry liaison.
You will be required to have extensive knowledge and skills in caring for older people with mental health problems, risk assessment and think outside of the box to ensure safe delivery of care and discharge out of the acute setting.
The post holder will utilise these clinical skills in ensuring the psychiatric liaison team provide high quality psychosocial assessment care and treatment, facilitating a holistic approach to service delivery and discharge planning.
The term holistic in this context is of particular importance, as patient's physical care needs in addition to psychological and social care needs must all be carefully considered in the acute general hospital setting.
About us
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Job description Job responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.
This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:
Cornwall Foundation Trust Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.
Person Specification
Education Essential
Current professional registration - NMC, HCPC Professional qualification - RMN, RNLD, RNC, OT, PT, SLT Evidence of continued professional development Having the mentoring qualification Specialist dementia qualification
Skills and attitude Essential
Experience of working with people with dementia post qualification Previous teaching/training experience Previous experience of complex case management
Knowledge and ability Essential
Ability to present and deliver informal and formal training/education to a range of parties including carers Proven leadership, organisational, prioritising and team working skills
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.
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 Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Impact Building
Royal Cornwall Hospital
Truro
TR1 3LJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)