Are you an experienced mental health professional passionate about improving outcomes for older adults in acute hospital settings?
The Psychiatric Liaison Service (PLS) is looking for a skilled Older Adult Specialist Practitioner to join our team supporting patients at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe General Hospital.
You will work autonomously to complete comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments, deliver evidence-based interventions, and collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams across health and social care. The role also includes providing consultation, education and support to acute hospital staff to enhance understanding and management of psychiatric presentations in older adults.
This is an opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice, liaison working and clinical leadership. You will contribute to service improvement, support staff development and help shape high-quality psychiatric liaison provision across Buckinghamshire.
Providing expertise in first contact care and immediate management, consistent with published NICE and RCPsych guidance, for patients under the care of the Buckinghamshire Health Care Trust at the Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe General Hospital sites.
Work independently to carry out skilled and comprehensive psychosocial assessments for older adults (and adults of working age, if required). To use agreed assessment tools to conduct comprehensive assessments – including risk.
Use advanced level skills to provide safe, high quality, evidence-based care for patients presenting to Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe General Hospital in need of urgent psychiatric care. Make appropriate referrals to other services in Oxford Health, other statutory and non-statutory agencies.
Work in collaboration with GPs and other health and social care colleagues and refer patients onward as determined by their clinical and social needs.
To communicate highly sensitive, complex and confidential information to patients, relatives, carers and multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.
Effectively manage the presenting needs of patients referred to the service. This can include providing time-limited interventions involving more than one clinical area or model of practice.
Assess and manage risk whilst acting as a lead to advise on the management or risk within BHT for older adult mental health patient
Please see full Job description and Person Spec for more details.
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
Excellent opportunities for career progression
Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kevin Mulvaney Job title: Team Manager Email address: Telephone number:
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don't meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.