# Pediatric Liaison Nurse

**Company**: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Redhill, Surrey
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: bank
**Salary**: £30.35 an hour
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Pediatric Liaison Nurse to join our team at East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, Surrey. The successful applicant will work through Flexi-Bank, a collaborative temporary staffing service delivered in partnership between Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.

The Pediatric Liaison Nurse will lead and manage care of Children and Young People (CYP) who present in the Emergency Department (ED) at the District General Hospital (DGH). The role involves working in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team consisting of representatives from the ED, police, ambulance, and mental health service alongside CYP and their families/carers collaboratively making a difference to their lives.

Key responsibilities:

- Clinically undertake mental health/risk assessment to inform care planning for CYP

- Maintain accurate records during assessments

- Manage clinical situations that may be challenging and distressing for staff

- Ensure effective discharge planning

- Support and mentor junior colleagues

- Improve the experience for CYP presenting to the Emergency Department

- Foster a close working relationship with clinicians and Allied Health Care Professionals

- Critically analyse risk assessments to prioritise care and management of CYP

- Provide consultation to other professionals within CYPS

Requirements:

- Registered Mental Health Nurse with CYP experience or Mentorship preparation

- Relevant teaching qualification or relevant experience

- Experience of undertaking specialist assessment and treatment of CYP

- Experience of working with CYP either in community or T4 settings

- Evidence of continuing professional development

- A minimum of two years relevant MH experience in a CYP environment

- Knowledge of legislation with relation to CYP care and treatment

Desirable skills:

- Assessment in Practice or Mentor preparation course

- Experience of working with CYP with disordered eating

- Experience of working in the NHS

- Level 3 Safeguarding Children and Adults training

- Experience of family therapy or therapeutic intervention skills

- Prevention and management of violence and Aggression skills

## Skills

### Required
- mental health assessment
- risk assessment
- care planning
- discharge planning
- mentorship
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- Assessment in Practice
- Mentor preparation
- family therapy
- therapeutic intervention skills
- Prevention and management of violence and Aggression skills

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