Adult Hospital Liaison Practitioner

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust located in Rotherham seeks an experienced Adult Hospital Liaison Practitioner for their Mental Health Hospital Liaison Team. This role involves providing urgent mental health responses, conducting assessments, and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure patients receive optimal care. Candidates must have relevant experience and a willingness to continue professional development. The position operates on a full-time basis within a 24/7 rota.

Qualifications

• Willingness to complete mentoring qualification if not already held.
• Professional experience with acute adult mental health.
• Demonstrable post-registration experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent and emergency responses to mental health referrals.
• Conduct full bio-psychosocial assessments.
• Collaborate with TRFT staff for positive patient care.
• Coordinate inter-agency approaches in mental health.

Skills

Assessment and risk assessment skills

Ability to work under pressure

Autonomous working

Teamwork in multidisciplinary settings

Education

RMN or Registered Social Worker

Evidence of post-registration training

Mentor qualification

Job description

Adult Hospital Liaison Practitioner

Band 6 Hospital Liaison Practitioner within the Adult Mental Health Hospital Liaison Team.

Location - Woodlands Unit, Rotherham Foundation Hospital Trust Site

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join our Hospital Liaison Team.

Your role will be to provide Urgent and Emergency response to Mental Health Referrals from The Rotherham Foundation Trust (TRFT) with whom we work in close partnership. You will undertake full bio‑psychosocial assessments and contribute to providing safe and supported discharge plans. You will work closely with TRFT staff to develop their knowledge of Mental Health—including involvement in delivering training and supporting TRFT staff to develop positive working practices which put the patient at the centre of their own care and promote parity of esteem.

Main duties of the job

You will be a knowledgeable and a competent practitioner with excellent assessment and risk assessment skills, the ability to work well under pressure and demonstrate the confidence and ability to work autonomously and as a member of the wider MDT. You will have experience of working with adults with complex mental health needs and have a willingness to continue your professional development.

The team works over a 24/7 period, and this involves a flexible duty rota covering this period. Full‑time applications will only be considered.

For additional information please contact:

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first‑class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Ability to use initiative and work without immediate supervision
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding, empathic approach
• Skills in coordinating and planning interagency approaches in mental health care
• An understanding of current mental health issues

Qualifications

• RMN or Registered Social Worker
• Evidence of post registration training
• ENB 998 or other approved mentor qualification or mentor qualification appropriate to discipline – or willingness to complete.

Experience

• Demonstrable post registration experience as an RMN
• Professional experience of working in acute adult mental health
• Experience of MDT working
• Skills in coordinating and planning inter‑agency approaches in mental health care
• Experience of assessing and managing risk

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.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT