Senior Practitioner – Mental Health Liaison Team (BANK)

• Undertake comprehensive mental health and psychosocial assessments for patients presenting to ED and AMU.
• Assess, formulate and manage risk relating to self-harm, suicide, mental illness, behavioural disturbance and vulnerability.
• Develop and implement appropriate care and risk management plans.
• Provide specialist advice and consultation to acute hospital staff regarding the assessment and management of patients with mental health needs.
• Support decision-making regarding admission, discharge and appropriate onward referral pathways.
• Liaise effectively with community mental health teams, crisis services, primary care, social care, safeguarding teams and other partner agencies.
• Facilitate safe and effective patient flow through the acute hospital by supporting timely assessment and discharge planning.
• Maintain accurate, timely and legally compliant clinical records and documentation.
• Escalate concerns appropriately and contribute to maintaining patient safety and quality of care.
• Act as a senior clinician and role model, providing support and guidance to less experienced staff where required.
• Participate in clinical supervision, mandatory training and continuing professional development.
• Work in accordance with Trust policies, professional standards, safeguarding procedures and relevant legislation, including the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
• Contribute positively to multidisciplinary team working and maintain effective working relationships across services

Please see document attached for a full overview of responsibilities, as well as person specification.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit andretaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.

Essential: - Evidence of assessment experience community; - Working knowledge of legal frameworks; - Ability to work ambitiously in complex case work

Desirable: - Years experience 4+; - Leadership and compassionate staff management; - Crisis team or equivalent experience