Link Worker *Subject To Banding*

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Department: The Emergency Department and all wards in an acute hospital at the LRI

As part of our Mental Health Liaison Service (MHLS) growth in line with our Core 24 Transformation we have an exciting opportunity to recruit to a Link Worker.

This brand new role is subject to banding but indicative Band 4.

The role of MHLS is based across the Emergency Department and all wards in the University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust (UHL). The priority of Liaison Psychiatry is to bridge the gap between physical and mental health, by undertaking high quality holistic assessments for individuals within the Acute General Hospital, experiencing mental health issues, physical illness and distress. We operate 24 hours per day, 365 days a year- it is not expected in this role to work night shifts however. The Mental Health Liaison Service provides a variety of services, including face to face mental health assessments in a variety of setting; these include the emergency department and all wards across three different sites with a range of specialities.

The service also provides ongoing mental health advice for people who have either attended the Emergency Department at the Leicester Royal Infirmary or have been referred from any ward and under the care of UHL

Main duties of the job

A key element of this role is working with acute trust (UHL) colleagues, establishing good working relationships and act as a resource in caring for patients who are presenting with a mental health problem.

You will be required to support and patients waiting for triage assessments, inpatient admissions, undertake admin tasks in relation to patient care and MHLS and represent MHLS at emergency department huddles and handovers.

Working within your own levels of competence you will be assisting with triage assessments and care and providing specialist advice and knowledge.

An awareness of risk assessment principles and managing risk is important in this role. We would require you to be flexible and adaptable as it can be fast paced and unpredictable at times- but you will always have the support of the Mental Health Practitioners around you

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible., Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed