Liaison Psychiatry Team Manager
5 days ago
Kingston upon Thames
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.Our ValuesWe take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.Job overviewWe are looking for a highly dedicated nurse to join our Liaison Psychiatry Service at Kingston Hospital in Kingston. Our team provides a comprehensive specialist service to patients in the general hospital setting including A and E. The team are yet to apply for their Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Network (PLAN)You will be expected to work a shift system across a 24hr period seven days a week, primarily assessing patients that present with mental health problems, self-harm or as a psychiatric crisis.We have a very strong commitment to education, research and staff development. As well as promoting your own professional development, we will expect you to participate in the teaching and training of nurses and other health professionals.This is a challenging but rewarding role, offering an exciting opportunity to nurses who have strong assessment and therapeutic skills. You will need the ability to work autonomously whilst still contributing to the team as a whole. Previous experience of working in Liaison Psychiatry is desirable, although not essential. We offer excellent staff support through clinical supervision and teamworkMain duties of the job• The post holder will provide a specialist consultation liaison service to referring clinicians and clinical teams, assisting them in decision making in difficult and complex cases in order to help reduce the number of patients awaiting mental health assessment and to provide short term input including assessing and treating inpatients working intensively to support early discharge.• The post holder will promote choice and hopefulness and ensure a recovery orientated approach.• The post holder will promote and initiate any actions to safeguard vulnerable adults.• The post holder will be responsible for the full assessment of care needs of patients presenting with a wide variety of clinical conditions without direct supervision. Following this, the post-holder will be responsible for planning and referring on for appropriate follow up where necessary.• The post holder will provide a comprehensive consultation liaison service to the ED and individual inpatient areas/clinicians, particularly in assisting them develop emergency/longer term plans of care and make difficult decisions in cases where patients are exhibiting complex psychosocial needs and/or challenging behaviours.• The post holder will be required to teach other nursing and non-nursing staff, both in formal and informal settings. Teaching will also be provided to pre-registration students. Working for our organisationWe are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.About our location:This post will be based at Kingston HospitalUnless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.Detailed job description and main responsibilities• To be responsible for carrying out robust specialist assessments ensuring discharge from the ED/ward areas is clinically sound and timely with the ability to engage challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations.• To be responsible for making clear autonomous decisions based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options which will include those related to the admission and discharge of patients. • To utilise a wide variety of clinical skills appropriate to the needs of individual patients and the clinical setting in which they are required to be seen.• To provide a broad range of specialist psychosocial treatments for individual patients and a specialist consultation-liaison service to referring clinicians and clinical teams, assisting them in decision making in difficult and complex cases.• To work with colleagues to develop and promote the service’s philosophy, framework of care delivery and strategic objectives, taking responsibility for specific areas of policy and strategy delivery.• To work with colleagues to develop clinical expertise and high standards of nursing practice, as defined by the Nursing and Midwifery code of professional conduct (2015).• To deliver care that is evidence based, reflecting current best practice and research.• To participate in structured clinical supervision in accordance with Trust policies and procedures and to take responsibility for the supervision of nurses and others in non mental health settings working with patients with mental health problems.• To demonstrate clinical excellence and high standards of nursing practice to other staff.• To demonstrate sound understanding of the legal and ethical issues in caring for the mentally ill. In particular, demonstrating sound understanding of the Mental Health Act (1983)/Mental Capacity Act and its use in a non mental health setting.• To provide clients and carer’s with verbal and written up to date information on the services offered by the Trust, how to express their views, complaints procedure and what they can expect from the service.• To provide an effective link between the specialist community mental health teams and general hospital services. • To provide highly specialist knowledge and expert advice to health and social care professionals providing specialist support and intervention to patients, families and carers.• To communicate clearly and sensitively in situations that are contentious and/or hostile, demonstrating a high level of interpersonal skills, self awareness and empathy in all communications.• To negotiate and problem solve in contentious and/or antagonistic situations where agreement is required or communicate clear decisions and rationale when agreement cannot be reached e.g. in situations where the Mental Health Act may be needed to be used.Person specificationExperienceEssential criteria- Demonstrable experience of post qualifying work in psychiatry, with evidence of experience at Band 6- Experience of working with people who have experienced serious ongoing mental health problems- Experience of assessing and managing crisis with those with a severe mental illness- Experience of recruitment and selection of staff- Experience of managing and monitoring budgets- Experience of working as a Clinical Supervisor- Experience of implementing and monitoring standards of care- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team- Experience of supervising junior staff within own and/or other disciplinesDesirable criteria- Other relevant post registration experience- Audit and research experience- Experience of teaching/training in a formal or informal setting- Experience of working in a Liaison Psychiatry/ Crisis settingsTraining & QualificationsEssential criteria- RMN with current NMC registration- ENB 998 or equivalent- Evidence of continuing professional and personal developmentDesirable criteria- Educated to degree or diploma level nursing or other courses relevant to Liaison Psychiatry e.g. brief solution focussed therapy etc- RGNAt South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:- BME (Evolve) Staff Network- Christian Staff Network- DiverseAbility- Deaf Staff Network- Mental Health Staff Forum- Women's Staff Network- LGBTQIA+We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant. We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.Please note:- That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received- That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3^rd party e-recruitment system- That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful- That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees- That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process- That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)- That we are a smoke-free Trust