Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

at  Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools. Operational hours are over 24 hours, 7 days a week. To delegate aspects of the patient treatment plan to other members of the team, whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate. To manage case-load and service delivery in accordance with and in order to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.
(Key Performance Indicators) Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances; and enable them to understand, manage and where appropriate change their behaviour. Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet peoples identified needs and manage their inherent risk with comprehensive Clinical Risk Formulation To assess carers and families needs and develop, implement and review programs of support for carers and families. Protect people from abuse, neglect and harm. To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, with other professionals and agencies.
To maintain accurate and timely clinical records and to co-ordinate and monitor those of the team. To adhere to N.M.C. or other professional codes of conduct and ethics, plus associated legislation. To develop clinical practice having due regard for the NICE Guidelines for Liaison Psychiatry 2016 To demonstrate empowering leadership skills within the Mental Health Liaison Team and seek opportunities in local and national area as to promote and develop the profession.
To participate in Clinical Governance activities, including induction, supervision, personal development review, health and safety, risk management and audit

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