Job overview

We are looking for a highly dedicated Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to join our Liaison Psychiatry Service at Epsom General  Hospital in Epsom, Surrey.

Our team is an assessment and signposting service in the general hospital setting. and we also offer teaching and education about mental health to raise awareness. our team is a small multi disciplinary team consisting of clinicians, a service manager, a team administrator and a team consultant. Our team is diverse , kind and inclusive. if you would like to work for us you can consider this  challenging but rewarding role.

Our service is a specialist service within Hospitals and Specialist services, we are a core 24/7 days service and our clinical staff works on a 27/7 roster covering long days, nights and twilight shifts.

We also offer opportunities for development and growth . You will need the ability to work autonomously whilst still contributing to the team as a whole. Previous experience of working in Liaison Psychiatry / HTT/community and across ages is desirable, although not essential. We offer excellent staff support through clinical supervision and teamwork.

You will have an excellent and positive approach to work, with an outstanding, demonstrable background of providing high quality care. You will have an insight into liaison psychiatry and the national guidelines impacting these services.

Main duties of the job

To carry out psychosocial assessments of people referred to the Liaison service from a variety of sources within the General Hospital, including A&E and Medical Wards.

To work with people presenting with a range of psychosocial needs arising in the context of physical illness, as well as people presenting to the hospital following self-harm or in a mental health crisis

To provide rapid psychiatric assessment and safe discharge planning in Emergency Department.

To agree on a collaborative plan of care with people who use our services and their carers where appropriate and arrange appropriate after-care

To ensure that the relatives, carers and friends are actively encouraged to participate in care, provided with information, help and support where necessary

To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students

To lead the care for a specified group of service users such as frequent AE attendees

To assist in the development and maintenance of good working relationships with general hospital staff, local mental health services, primary care and non - statutory organisations

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!