Mental Health Liaison Nurse Practitioner

Mental Health Nurse with experience in working with people in a mental health crisis, requiring complex assessments and complex discharge planning. The post holder will manage a caseload on the acute wards and provide structured guidance, supervision, and support to the broader liaison team and acute hospital staff, The post holder will actively encourage positive attitudes and a consistent approach to the assessment and treatment of this patient group. Be responsible for the full mental health assessment of care needs of patients presenting with a wide variety of clinical conditions within the Emergency Department and the acute hospital. Following this, the post-holder will be responsible for development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision, unless otherwise indicated. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations. Demonstrate a high standard of record keeping and documentation with adherence to trust policy and an understanding of professional guidelines and application of confidentiality.

• Work with colleagues to develop and promote the philosophy
of the MHLS service, framework of care delivery and strategic objectives, taking responsibility for specific areas of policy and strategy delivery.
• Work with colleagues to develop clinical expertise and high
standards of nursing practice, as defined by the Nursing & Midwifery Council Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives (2009).
• Deliver care that is evidence based, reflecting current best
practice and research.
• Actively participate in structured regular management
supervision provided by your line manager in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. You may also be expected to take responsibility for the supervision of nurses and others in non-mental health settings working with patients with mental health problems.
• Demonstrate clinical excellence and high standards of nursing
practice to other colleagues.
• Will be required to carry out unpredictable amount of mental
effort during assessments and unpredictable work pattern
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of the legal and ethical
issues in caring for the mentally ill. In particular