Psychiatric Liaison Service Clinician

Do you want to join a small, fun and well regarded Liaison team in Buckinghamshire? We are seeking a Psychiatric Liaison Service 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.

• 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‑hampered.
• 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.

• Clinicians must work 3 long days per week on a rota system with 4 rest days.
• The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential.
• If based outside of the UK, the candidate must be fully qualified, have already passed the OSCE, and possess an NMC pin number or hold HCPC registration.
• All new starters undergo a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.

• 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 (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.