Psychiatric Liaison Service Clinician

Aylesbury

Full Time

£38,682 - £46,580 Per annum

Expires: Today at 23:59

Band 6

Permanent: Weekends and unsocial hours

About the Role

Job overview

Do you want to join a small, fun and well regarded Liaison team in Buckinghamshire?

We are seeking a Clinician to join our Psychiatric Liaison Service. The purpose of the Bucks Psychiatric Liaison Service (PLS) is to provide a liaison psychiatry service for patients in acute psychiatric states (psychosis, severe depression, dementia and delirium) presenting to the Acute Hospital Trust and where appropriate provide assessment, liaison and treatment advice so that patients will have their mental health needs met as well as their physical needs.

Along with crisis assessments within the hospital settings we also provide expert mental health advice, support and training to staff where it’s needed. You must be able to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure the care provided is safe, effective and of a high quality.

We are a strong little team who are currently working towards PLAN accreditation and want someone to join us in our journey who has proven team working skills.

Please note this role will require clinicians to work 3 long days per week on a rota system with 4 rest days.

Main duties of the job

Provide mental health services at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe General Hospital, ensuring patients' mental health needs are met alongside their physical needs
Function autonomously, managing assessments and the demands of a busy and challenging environment
Arrange and provide brief evidence-based psycho-social treatments for patients who have self-harmed
Support timely and safe discharge from wards, working closely with the acute Trust to avoid unnecessary prolonged hospital stays
Contribute to reducing unnecessary inpatient admissions to secondary care and support appropriate care packages as alternatives to admission

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role. Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to be fully qualified, have already passed your OSCE and have an NMC pin number or hold HCPC registration in order to be considered for this role.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression
Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.