Senior Practitioner for Older Adults
7 months ago
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Practitioner for Later Life to join the Mental Health Liaison Team in South Manchester joining a service at both Wythenshawe and Trafford Hospitals. You will play a crucial role in the clinical leadership of the team and support staff to provide a high quality service to service users and carers. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic practitioner who has a real passion for older adults and who promotes the highest standards of care in their practice
The South Liaison Team provides an all-age mental health service to an Acute Hospital Trust older adults including functional and organic presentations as well as providing specialist assessments to guide acute trust colleagues on the most appropriate onwards placements for patients being discharged from hosital who cannot return to their home address.
You will be expected to support other practitioners within the service in development of their skills by offering highly developed risk assessments and management plans for Older Adults.
Leading with a positive and helpful attitude is essential for the team, so you will be an excellent communicator and demonstrate the ability to motivate the team to deliver high quality and responsive care.
The successful applicants will be able to demonstrate both their clinical abilities and leadership qualities, whilst promoting high quality Urgent Care services for older people in the general hospital.
To be responsible for the day to day clinical leadership and development of a later life pathway which is integrated, flexible, user-focussed and recovery-orientated.
To deliver a safe, effective, and high quality service to service users with mental health needs, to ensure delivery to the relevant clinical pathways, as outlined within the MHLS operational procedure.
To support and develop later life pathways for patients under the care of Liaison in the General Hospital.
To provide training and supervision to the Liaison practitioners regarding onward placement assessments and decisions.
Participation as a member of the Urgent Care Team in the overall leadership of mental health liaison services.
Participate in the service bronze on call and bronze on site rota as required.
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.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
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.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details.
Staff benefits
Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Excellent pension
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Wellbeing programme
Blue Light Card Discounts
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