Band 7 Mental Health Liaison Specialist Nurse - Southmead Hospital

To provide an assessment of care needs of patients presenting with a range of mental health and psychological problems. From this, you will be responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care as part of the MDT.

Provide a comprehensive consultation-liaison service to clinical teams, assisting them to formulate safe plans of care and make decisions in cases where Later Life patients may be exhibiting complex needs and/or behaviours that challenge.

Initiate and participate in the teaching and educational programmes of clinical and non-clinical Acute Hospital staff. You will also provide teaching and develop learning opportunities for pre and post-registration nursing students.

The Bristol Royal Infirmary is an Acute General Hospital meeting the needs of an inner-city population, provided by the University of Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW).

The Later Life Liaison Psychiatry Team provides mental health assessments and care for Older Adults within North Bristol Trust (NBT)., The post holder will work closely with the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) within the Trust supporting Later Life patients who present with multiple physical and MH comorbidities.

The post holder will utilise clinical expertise, education and management to ensure a seamless service for patients, carers and staff. The priority of the post holder will be undertaking specialist psychosocial assessments, reviews and advice regarding ongoing management of Later Life patients. This may include delivering a range of psychosocial interventions to individual patients and their families as appropriate.

The post holder will be assisting and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations; at all times with a focus on advocating for our Later Life patients.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust)a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.