Position: Mental Health Liaison Nurse
Location: Central London
Pay: £58,000plus benefits and paid enhancements
Hours – Full time
Contract – Permanent
An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join one of the UKs leading private health care groups across their hospitals and clinics in London as a Mental Health Liaison Nurse to join their team based in London.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and management of a patient’s mental health condition whilst a patient at our hospitals – including pre-admission planning and/or managing sudden acute mental health episodes, together with the patient’s multi-disciplinary team and our Safeguarding Lead
- Manage a caseload within their own scope of practice and with the guidance and support from the CNO of the facility and the wider clinical team
- Upskill and train our colleagues to manage acute mental health patient deteriorations and provide advice on management out of hours, in consultation with psychiatrists.
- Complete risk assessments and provide advice on mental capacity assessments and build links with external inpatient mental health partners
- Manage challenging or disturbed behaviour, provide advice on medication and participate in discharge planning for inpatients who will require mental health support.
- Demonstrate safe clinical judgement in evaluating, interpreting and documenting the outcomes of mental health nursing and other interventions including the evidence underpinning clinical practice.
Skills And Experience
- Relevant post registration experience at Band 6 in specialty area (Mental Health)
- Worked as a nurse within a relevant specialty for a minimum of 3 years post registration
- Managing complex and difficult emotional situations
- Experience of development of policies and clinical pathways
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
Please apply or for more information please call / text Hannah on (phone number removed)
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