Older Adult Mental Health Liaison Team Nurse inGloucester inGloucester PUBLISHED 9 DEC 2023

• Daily promotion of a positive, supportive and non-stigmatizing culture in relation to mental ill health and psychiatric illnesses
• To provide psychosocial assessment of patients presenting with a broad range of mental health, psychological problems and psychiatric illnesses encompassing highly developed risk assessment and management skills
• Daily provision of a wide range of clinical skills and psychosocial interventions to patients who present with mental health problems within the Hospitals trust in line with GHC, NICE and NHS guidance and policies
• Daily provision of a comprehensive mental health consultation-liaison service to clinical teams providing clear and concise advice regarding the appropriate management of individuals referred
• Provide regular assistance to clinical teams in the formulation of appropriate plans of care or decision making where patients are exhibiting complex needs with a mental health component
• To develop protocols and care pathways for the treatment and referral of people with mental ill health based on national and local guidelines/policy

This is a 6 month fixed term contract (maternity cover)

• Offer an assessment service to patients over the age of 65 years who are presenting within the Hospitals trust with a broad range of mental health issues such as dementia, delirium and depression and other psychiatric illnesses.
• Providing a mental health consultation, liaison and advice service throughout the departments
• Assisting and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations
• Providing formal and informal education and clinical supervision to registered and unregistered staff
• Representing mental health services within the Hospitals Trust.
• Providing a communication structure between secondary mental health services, primary care and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care

• Daily promotion of a positive, supportive and non-stigmatizing culture in relation to mental ill health and psychiatric illnesses
• To provide psychosocial assessment of patients presenting with a broad range of mental health, psychological problems and psychiatric illnesses encompassing highly developed risk assessment and management skills
• Daily provision of a wide range of clinical skills and psychosocial interventions to patients who present with mental health problems within the Hospitals trust in line with GHC, NICE and NHS guidance and policies
• Daily provision of a comprehensive mental health consultation-liaison service to clinical teams providing clear and concise advice regarding the appropriate management of individuals referred
• Provide regular assistance to clinical teams in the formulation of appropriate plans of care or decision making where patients are exhibiting complex needs with a mental health component
• To develop protocols and care pathways for the treatment and referral of people with mental ill health based on national and local guidelines/policy
• Facilitate and formulate the delivery of care