Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

Come and work within the Wigan Mental Health Liaison All Age Service We are looking for practitioners with knowledge of mental health presentations, to provide specialist mental health screening and comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment to individuals of all ages, formulating care plans, risk assessments and signposting/discharging to appropriate services.,

• Work as part of the integrated multidisciplinary 24-hour mental health liaison service providing specialist mental health screening and comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment, focusing on relapse prevention, timely discharge and improved quality of life for patients referred to the service.
• Assess people attending the A & E department, including the Paediatric (PECC) Unit, offering highly developed risk assessments and management plans.
• Provide a service to the wards assessing individuals with a range of complex needs, including both organic and functional illness
• Adopt the principles of joint working across the Urgent Care Pathway.
• Work in line with Core 24 standards.
• Representing mental health services within an acute hospital setting.
• Providing and supporting a good communication structure.
• Working alongside families and carers to promote wellbeing.
  
  Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.