Mental Heath Liaison Practitioner

Join our Older People's Mental Health Liaison Service, a friendly multi-disciplinary team supporting patients across Bradford Royal Infirmary, Airedale General Hospital and community sites. This role offers the opportunity to work across A&E, acute wards and community settings, supporting older people with complex mental health needs. You'll lead on assessment, care planning and interventions for patients in general hospital environments and those transitioning between hospital, DAU and care homes. You'll provide expert advice to ward teams and care home staff, helping to ensure high-quality, person-centred care and appropriate onward referrals. Working closely with Consultant Psychiatrists, Community Mental Health Teams and inpatient services, you'll play a key role in delivering coordinated care. You'll also contribute to clinical excellence, service development and staff training within acute settings.,

• To act as a resource clinician offering support and clinical advice.
• Ensure implementation of all Trust Policies and Procedures as required
• To receive and accept referrals for the liaison service and initiate, lead and co-ordinate their assessment, making referrals to other professionals as required
• To act as a resource within acute hospital Trust and care home settings in matters relating to the care and treatment of older people presenting with mental health problems
• To work co-operatively and actively with clients and carers encouraging participation in care planning and delivery
• Contribute to the planning, monitoring and control of resources.
• Ensure agreed standards of care are achieved
• Application of the Mental Health Act (1983) - Maintain knowledge of and act in accordance with Directorate policies and procedures
• To ensure equality of opportunity and fair access for all service users and carers using the service
• To take a lead role to ensure that issues of clinical governance, research, audit and good practice are addressed within the service
• To develop an effective communication network through liaison and collaboration with other disciplines, services and agencies to ensure continuity of patient care
• Ensure care delivery is in accordance with relevant professional guidance and current legislation
• To assess complex issues within interdisciplinary framework
  
  We're looking for a motivated, flexible practitioner (RMN, OT or Social Worker) who can work both independently and as part of a wider team, make sound clinical decisions and build strong working relationships across services.
  
  Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care- We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference We Listen- We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs We Deliver- We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including : Increase mileage rates for > 4500 A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities Plus many more. We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.