Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Band 6 liaison mental health nurse to join the Tower Hamlets Mental Health Liaison team, a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in adult and older adult mental health care.The team provides compassionate, person centered and non-judgmental care to individuals presenting to the A&E department with mental health related problems. Assessments, care and treatment are also provided to inpatients at the Royal London Hospital and St Bartholomew's hospital who have mental health needs.You will work as part of our Adult Ward team and play an active role in improving the care of people with mental health problems admitted to medical wards at the Royal London Hospital. The role at times will also include working across the emergency department when demand arises.You will need to be flexible, hardworking, proactive, organised and committed to delivering high standards of care.We will offer you support and development, a positive and varied learning enviornment and an opportunity to be part of a dynamic, committed and forward thinking team.Main duties of the jobYou will have excellent clinical skills, be able to demonstrate an ability to complete comprehensive mental state examinations, thoroughly assess risk, formulate safe and effective management plans and document this clearly. You should have experience of mental health nursing, including crisis care in a variety of settings including the community, you will be able work autonomously with awareness of when to seek advice.You will hold a sound working knowledge of common mental health disorders, the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act. A sound knowledge of the interface between physical and mental health is essential as well as experience of working with older adults, in any setting.Main duties include:o To provide rapid response to referrals to ensure timely assessment within currently commissioned targets.o Be responsible for the full mental health assessment of patients presenting with a wide variety of clinical conditions within the acute hospital.o To devise and deliver interim management and care plans to patients in the ED and on the acute medical wards. To liaise and refer on to other agencies across care providers in both community and inpatient settings.o To work with partner agencies to develop plans of care that will prevent admission to hospital. Where admission is unavoidable, to provide or signpost to early intervention to facilitate early discharge.About usOur mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesKindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.Person SpecificationExperienceEssentialSubstantial post qualification experience in the field of adult and/or older adultPrevious experience at working at senior levelPrevious experience at working autonomouslyo Experience of working in a multidisciplinary mental health teamExperience of working in a multi-cultural environment and of ensuring that nursing practice is culturally sensitiveKnowledge and SkillsEssentialDemonstrate well developed and confident professional nursing skillsDemonstrate skills in providing effective nursing leadershipDemonstrate skills in working in a rapidly changing environmentDemonstrate an ability to make balanced clinical judgments and decisionsEducation/Qualification/ TrainingEssentialRegistered Mental Health NurseCurrent Professional RegistrationMentorship training or equivalentDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameEast London NHS Foundation TrustAddressRoyal London HospitalLondonE1 1FREmployer's websitehttps://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)