Senior Mental Health Practitioner
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We are seeking to recruit experienced and motivated Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioners with significant post qualifying experience to join our dynamic team in the Torbay Liaison Psychiatry Service.
We welcome applicants who may consider a part time or full time contract and actively support Flexible Working Arrangements within the service.
This is a 24/7 role and there is an expectation to cover night duties on a rolling rota. In recognition of this, all staff received enhanced pay rates for unsocial hours.
Liaison Psychiatry is the branch of psychiatry that specialises in the interface between medicine and psychiatry in a general hospital setting.
Liaison Psychiatry Services nationwide are experiencing significant investment and we are in the privileged position in Devon of being able to further enhance and develop our already well-established Liaison Services at Torbay District General Hospital in Torquay, South Devon.
You will have a key role in contributing to the mental health care of people in the general hospital and we welcome applications from all mental health professionals, including Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers.
You will be well supported within the team and encouraged to develop your clinical skills and knowledge base within a stimulating learning environment.
Relocation package is being offered for this post - see "supporting documents" for more info
Job description
The Liaison Psychiatry Service provides a 24 hour, 7 day a week in and out of hours comprehensive service to patients, clinicians and carers at the local District General Hospital (DGH). This includes specialist mental health assessment and intervention to people of all ages from the age of 18 who present or, are admitted to the DGH.
We provide a specialist consultation-liaison service to referring clinicians and clinical teams, assisting them in decision making in difficult and complex cases, and providing both formal and informal education to qualified and unqualified staff, and offer a broad range of specialist psychosocial treatments for individual inpatients.
Staff within the service are also representing the Devon Partnership Trust in the general hospital setting and will play a vital role in communicating and maintaining a good working relationship between the two organisations.
Through consultation, assessment and interventions, the Liaison Psychiatry Service aims to -
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional mental health qualification eg: RMN, CQSW / ASW, BSc/Diploma in OT
- A current registration with a professional body ie NMC.
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism.
- Clinical Supervision qualification.
- Mentorship qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
- Assessment experience (particularly mental health & risk).
Desirable
- Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
- Participation in user involvement in services.
About the employer
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.