Band 5 MH Liaison Practitioner (Development Post) - Salisbury
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An opportunity has arisen for a band 5 to band 6 developmental post a substantive position within the Mental Health Liaison Team at Salisbury District Hospital in Wiltshire. We are looking to recruit a newly qualified registered practitioners (RMN, OT or Social Worker) who has an interest in working with individuals who have presented to Salisbury District Hospital.
The team offer learning opportunities to work alongside service users experiencing medically unexplained symptoms, functional disorders and severe and enduring mental illnesses while admitted for physical health treatment at the Royal United Hospital.
This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with AWP trust policy all newly qualified social workers (NQSW) will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSW’s are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be extended for a further 2 years.
If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role this will be an automatic progression, following confirmation of your successful ASYE completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 post you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy upon successful ASYE completion.
This Involves
* Offering a comprehensive psychosocial and safety assessment, service to patients presenting with a range of mental health and psychological problems, and psychiatric illnesses.
* Providing a mental health consultation-liaison and advice service.
* Delivering a range of nursing and psychosocial interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate.
* Assisting and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.
* Providing formal and informal education and clinical supervision to registered and unregistered staff.
* Representing mental health services within the general hospital.
* Providing a communication structure between the general hospital, secondary mental health services, primary care and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care.
As a Member Of The Mental Health Liaison Band 6 Team, The Post Holder Will Be Expected To Assess And Treat Patients Who Are Referred From a Variety Of Sources, Which Will Include
* Emergency Department.
* Medical assessment areas.
* All wards and clinical teams across the hospital including ITU and Maternity.
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gary Buckley Job title: Team manager Email address: garybuckley@nhs.net Telephone number: 01722 336262
You may talk to Stephanie Babey Senior Practitioner at MHL at SDH on 01722 336262 ext 5342
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