Job Description

The Mental Health Liaison Team at Princess Royal Hospital, Telford are offering an internal secondment opportunity for a Band 7 Quality Lead for one day per week. We are a hardworking, multi skilled team who provide assessment and care to people who are in Princess Royal Hospital and experiencing an acute mental health crisis .



The role of Clinical/Quality lead is to work closely with the Operational lead to ensure the best quality of care is delivered 24hrs a day, 7 days a week. The team is based in Princess Royal Hospital we already have strong relationships with Police, EDT , The Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team and 3 rd sector partners. We would expect the successful applicant to be able to support the team to deliver high quality care through supervision, role modelling, clinical reviews and feedback from audits. You will have excellent leadership and organisational skills with the ability to inform and drive the quality of care forwards.



To provide a 1 hour response to the A+E department when referrals are made for people who have attended and require mental health support and assessment.



To provide a 24 hr response to the wards in the hospital for people who have been admitted and need support and assessment of their mental health.



To support colleagues within the general hospital in their education and learning about mental health presentations and the role of the Liaison Mental Health Team.



To undertake expert assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for a specific group of service users.



To supervise and teach service users and carers, professionals from the multi-disciplinary teams, qualified and unqualified staff and the general public



To work in partnership with service users, carers and other agencies to ensure effectiveness of outcomes.



By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;



Supporting your career development and progression



Excellent NHS Pension scheme



Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave



Options for flexible working



Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave



Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources



If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients



Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate



Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rate s



Salary sacrifice bikes up to 2k



Free car parking at all trust sites



Free flu vaccinations every year



Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to 250 (if the criteria is met)



And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.



To provide expert clinical knowledge and interventions, advice, support and supervision in the multi-disciplinary pathway, to colleagues, service users and carers. The post holder will be responsible for providing leadership to deliver evidence based care and interventions and providing professional nursing leadership within the pathway team.