25 Oct
NHS Scotland
Aberdeen
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join our Older Adult Mental Health Liaison Team.
This service provides comprehensive psychiatric assessment, treatment and planning of care for people over the age of 65 (or under 65 if there is a diagnosis of a dementia illness) across Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Rosewell House and Woodend Hospital.
The team are based in Royal Cornhill Hospital.
Our service, within these hospital settings, promotes good practices of care for people experiencing complex physical and mental health problems.
As part of the service you will provide full assessment for the patients and provide a nursing diagnosis or following discussion with medical staff a confirmed mental health diagnosis.
This involves robust use of interpersonal and communication skills with the patient, their support network, medical, nursing and allied health professionals and all involved in the patient's journey.
Proven excellent communication skills will allow integration of the Liaison Team within these acute settings and are essential with a positive attitude to support an ever changing service and enhance working relationships with all staff within these areas.
This post will help to ensure that the ethos of the "right patient, being in the right place, at the right time, with the right care being delivered, by the right staff, supported by the right skills is upheld.
Experience of working in an Older Adults Mental Health setting, and a wide knowledge of Functional and Organic psychiatric diagnoses, and therapeutic interventions would be advantageous.
Candidates must be able to work autonomously.
The successful candidate will be required to develop excellent communication networks and display skills required to support complex person-centred care, treatment discussions and interventions, with Multi-disciplinary colleagues, carers and patients.
A genuine interest in improving the quality of care and supportive recovery planning for this patient group, in this setting which is stressful for these patients is essential.
Candidates must be committed to improving patient care and experience, familiar with providing quality care and effective service delivery.
A Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification currently featuring on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register, and previous experience working at Band 5 for a minimum of two years is essential.
An attractive relocation allowance of up to £8,000 is available to successful candidates
Please address any questions about this post to either Shauna Polson, Band 7 Liaison Team Leader on 01224 557479 Ext 57479 shauna.
[email protected] or Lesley McManus, Nurse Manager, Older Adults In-Patient Mental Health Service on 01224 557221 Ext 57221 [email protected]
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▶️ 2 Older Adult Mental Health Liaison Nurse
🖊️ NHS Scotland
📍 Aberdeen