An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and motivated person to join the Older Peoples Mental Health Liaison Team as a Mental Health Practitioner.
This award winning team is based at The Meadows within the borough of Stockport. The service provides a resource into a variety of settings to support a range of disciplines from health, social care and the third sector in order to meet the mental health needs of our service users.
Role
Summary:
The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team and undertake allocated duties within the Older Peoples Liaison team whilst also working alongside adult social care in our neighbourhood teams.
You will provide specialist mental health nursing advice and assessment skills in conjunction with community services staff in order to develop appropriate interventions and treatment plans for older people with mental health problems.
This post is full time.
Main duties of the jobKey Responsibilities of the Post:
To represent the Mental Health Liaison Service whilst working across the Stockport borough.
To provide specialist mental health nursing advice and a joint assessment service.
Triage all referrals that are made to the service and allocate clinical priority.
To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users' current mental health needs, including risk assessment, psychological needs and cognitive functioning.
To demonstrate the ability to make decisions in relation to the clinical management of individual patients and make critical clinical judgements in relation to mental health and care provision within the community setting.
To be able to assess and manage clients presenting with co‑morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication and infection.
To model appropriate methods of communication and care delivery to social care staff.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
See attached Job Description and Personal specification for more details.
Person Specification Education/Qualifications- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
- Completion of Preperation for Mentorship/Pratcice
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
- Registered General Nurse (RGN)
- Significant post registration experience at Band 5 or above
- Experience of working with older peoples mental health inpatient, community or liaison settings
- Experience of implementing programmes to manage BPSD
- Experience of working with individuals who present to mental health services in crisis and have symptoms of mental health illness
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of using safeguarding adult procedures
- Experience of working with clients presenting with co‑morbidity
- Experience of triaging referrals
- Working knowledge of mental health challenges faced by individuals under the age of 65
- Experience of identifying mental health conditions prevalent in the older population
- Understanding and application of mental health assessment tools utilised in the care of older people
- Understanding the current mental health legislation, vulnerable adult and safeguarding procedures
- Knowledge of the mental…
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