NHS Scotland
Mental Health Liaison Nurse (Adult)
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Exciting Opportunity for a Mental Health Liaison Nurse in NHS Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
Based in Central Fife, the Mental Health Liaison Nurse provides support to patients within the Adult Acute Service and works closely with the Liaison Psychiatrist attached to the service. Referrals are predominantly from the inpatient areas at the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy.
The role will require you to respond to an ever-changing and demanding working environment. You will be responsible for delivering safe, effective patient-focused care to individuals experiencing mental health and/or related physical health difficulties across a wide spectrum of mental health diagnosis and complexity. This will require you to exercise initiative and autonomy to anticipate and respond to the unpredictability of referrals and the complex demands they present.
You will also have the opportunity to provide learning for Peers, Student Nurses, Medical Students in both General and Mental Health placements, and other Health Care Professionals.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide support to patients within the Adult Acute Service.
- Work closely with the Liaison Psychiatrist.
- Respond to an ever-changing and demanding working environment.
- Deliver safe, effective patient-focused care to individuals experiencing mental health and/or related physical health difficulties.
- Provide learning opportunities for Peers, Student Nurses, Medical Students, and other Health Care Professionals.
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Requirements
Applications for this post are invited from experienced RMN’s, able to demonstrate enhanced skills, knowledge, and experience of working with adults across the age span presenting with a range of mental health problems. The successful applicant will have experience of:
- Team working
- Problem solving
- Flexibility
- High-level communication skills
- Continuing personal development
- Change management
The post holder will have day-to-day responsibility for managing their workload and the assessment, care planning, evaluation of patients presenting with a variety of mental health problems in an acute setting. A commitment to partnership working with a range of stakeholders is also essential.
Benefits
NHS Fife has a comprehensive and supportive education programme that will enable you to fulfil the needs of this role. We are committed to:
- Mentorship/Preceptorship
- Clinical supervision
- Personal development
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For informal enquiries, please contact:
- Louisa Thomson, Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist, Unscheduled Care Assessment Team on 01592 643355 Ext 23967, louisa.thomson@nhs.scot
- Lynne Black, Lead Nurse on 01383 623623 Ext 27067, Lynne.black@nhs.scot
Important Information
- A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.
- It is essential that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored before submitting your application form.
- We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
- NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We welcome applications from all sections of society.
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