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The post holder will be required to work as a key member of the multi-disciplinary Mental Health Liaison Team providing a service for patients with mental health needs. The post holder will be required to provide assessment to patients referred.
Welsh Language skills are not essential however may be an advantage as this role involves direct contact with patients who's first language may be Welsh.
CTMUHB offer a variety of Welsh language courses at all levels.
Depending on the patient needs, the post holder but will also have access to the Health Board’s therapy departments if required. They will be required to carry out assessments in the community at the referring care homes within their role in the Mental Health Liaison Team in order to facilitate the well-being of patients and preventing inappropriate admission to hospital and enable early supported discharge from hospital.
The post holder will be required to deliver on a range of performance indicators including:
Reduction in length of stay.
Improving independence.
The post holder will assess the ability of patient to ensure safe discharge and promote independent and joint working for complex cases held by other members of the team. The post holder will liaise with families, carers and advocates as well as the Multi-Disciplinary Team (for example Primary Care, Discharge Liaison, Local Authority and third sector organisations).
Use the Occupational Therapy process autonomously in various settings, including lone working in the community in service users’ care home place of residence.
Manage a defined caseload in providing specialist mental health assessment, for people referred to the Mental Health Liaison Team.
Use evidence based practice/patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate further intervention requirements in hospital and community settings.
Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team involved with the provision of Mental Health Liaison Team patients. This will include hospital staff, intermediate Care Managers, care managers, Single Point of Access.
The post holder will work within a close multi-agency team to deliver assessment and discharge planning, within the hospital and community.
Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication techniques to communicate effectively with individuals and/or their family or carers and care home staff in order to elicit co-operation and establish an appropriate intervention plan. This may include potentially difficult or stressful situations or where there may be barriers to understanding e.g. cognitive problems, hearing, visual, or speech impairment, confusion, anxiety, cultural, or language barrier.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We Live By Our Core Values
We listen, learn and improve
We treat everyone with respect
We all work together as one tea
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rhianedd Freeman-Jones Job title: Acting Liaison Team Leader Email address: rhianedd.freeman-jones@Wales.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01656 752668
Seniority level Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Employment type Internship
Job function Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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