• Job Description

  Req#: C9201-25-0518?language=en&page=599&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Dementia and Older People's Mental Health Liaison service is a specialist Team of Doctors, Nurses, Occupational Therapist and Support Workers working within the hospitals in Cornwall.

  This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside general medicine using a biopsychosocial framework.

  This role will be part of a supportive, friendly and dynamic team. The current Team include a variety of staff with different backgrounds who are collaborative, inclusive, supportive, nurturing and progressive.

  There will be training opportunities and the option to develop the service through quality improvement. There are opportunities to liaise with the wider South West Liaison services.

  Proposed interview date: to be confirmed

  Main duties of the job

  The Dementia and Older People's Mental Health Liaison provide mental health assessments and care planning services to patients:

  Patients of any age with a diagnosis of Dementia. Patients over the age of 75 with a functional mental health diagnosis who require additional specialist support and assessment, to include:

  • Depression
  • Schizophrenia
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder

  We use a variety of assessment tools such as the ACE-111, 4AT, HADS, I Cared, I Shared and Short IQ Code, alongside professional judgement and discussion with the wider MDT.

  We help to formulate Care Plans, assess risks and support the acute hospitals in managing this.

  We link with families and carers, medical staff including Geriatricians, voluntary services, and specialist services such as palliative care, Parkinson's Team, speech and language therapy, dieticians, frailty team, alcohol liaison and ward based staff such as Ward Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and support workers.

  We work towards the safe discharge of patients through adhering to legal frameworks with positive risk taking, working closely with the wider Community Mental Health Services, Adult Social Care and a number of voluntary agencies. We also offer a 7 day follow-up review on discharge from hospital.

  We have access to and manage specialist Mental Health Discharge to Assessment beds which allow further assessment outside of the hospital environment.

  About us

  We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

  We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

  Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

  We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

  Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

  Details

  Date posted

  15 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £29,970 to £36,483 a year Per Annum

  Contract

  Secondment

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  201-25-417

  Job locations

  Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust (RCHT)

  Impact Building RCHT

  Truro

  TR1 3LJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

  Person Specification

  Education / Qualifications and relevant experience

  Essential

  • Current Professional registration - NMC
  • Professional qualification - RMN,

  Desirable

  • CBT training / Motivational interviewing

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post Qualification experience
  • Working knowledge of crisis assessment and intervention

  Knowledge and Abilities

  Essential

  • Will possess a demonstrable working knowledge of the mental health Act, including Community treatment orders and any other relevant legislation relevant to mental health and complex social needs
  • Show good interpersonal and communication skills through a variety of mediums being sufficiently IT literate to us a number of IT systems available to the team to promote good team working and communication
  • Show a creative and imaginative approach to the delivery of care

  Person Specification

  Education / Qualifications and relevant experience

  Essential

  • Current Professional registration - NMC
  • Professional qualification - RMN,

  Desirable

  • CBT training / Motivational interviewing

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post Qualification experience
  • Working knowledge of crisis assessment and intervention

  Knowledge and Abilities

  Essential

  • Will possess a demonstrable working knowledge of the mental health Act, including Community treatment orders and any other relevant legislation relevant to mental health and complex social needs
  • Show good interpersonal and communication skills through a variety of mediums being sufficiently IT literate to us a number of IT systems available to the team to promote good team working and communication
  • Show a creative and imaginative approach to the delivery of care

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This 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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This 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.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust (RCHT)

  Impact Building RCHT

  Truro

  TR1 3LJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust (RCHT)

  Impact Building RCHT

  Truro

  TR1 3LJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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