Learning Disability/Mental Health Liaison Clinician

Pennine Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Heyrod; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working opportunities

Continued Professional Development

Staff wellbeing service

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Learning Disability/Mental Health Liaison Clinician to join the Learning Disability Care Hub. You will undertake specialist assessments, develop care plans, and provide expert liaison across adult LD and complex mental health presentations in a range of settings including homes.

You will work with families, carers, mental health services, social care and acute teams to prevent crises and promote independent living.

Qualifications

• Experience as a community nurse.
• Experience supervising others.
• Knowledge of learning disability and mental health care services.

Responsibilities

• Undertake specialist assessments of mental health and learning disability and formulate care plans.
• Deliver person-centred interventions and specialist guidance to professionals and carers.
• Coordinate safeguarding, risk management and prompt crisis intervention.
• Support hospital discharge planning and community reintegration.
• Collaborate with primary and secondary care, social care, families and partner agencies.

Skills

Community nursing experience

Supervision experience

LD/MH knowledge

Job description

Job overview

The Learning Disability/Mental Health Liaison Clinician will work within the Learning Disability Care Hub multidisciplinary team, providing specialist assessment, intervention, consultation, and liaison services to adults with learning disabilities who present with complex mental health, behavioural, and physical health needs.

The post holder will deliver person-centred interventions across a range of settings, including individuals' homes, and work closely with families, carers, mental health services, social care professionals, acute hospital teams, and community providers. They will support crisis prevention, hospital admission avoidance, early discharge planning, and positive behaviour support pathways while promoting evidence-based practice and reducing health inequalities.

Main duties of the job

Undertake specialist assessments of mental health, learning disability, behaviour, physical health, and risk.Develop, implement, and evaluate person-centred care plans and interventions.Provide specialist advice and support regarding complex learning disability and mental health presentations.Identify early signs of deterioration and provide effective crisis response and intervention.Support hospital admission avoidance and facilitate timely discharge planning.Deliver interventions within Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) pathways.Contribute to specialist pathways including physical health, autism, epilepsy, dementia, dysphagia, and relationships.Work collaboratively with primary care, secondary care, social care, carers, families, and partner agencies.Support the reduction and monitoring of inappropriate psychotropic medication use in line with STOMP/STAMP principles.Coordinate pathway reviews and multidisciplinary team involvement.Identify, manage, and elevate safeguarding and risk concerns appropriately.Contribute to reducing health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities.Deliver training, education, supervision, and mentorship to staff and students.Participate in audits, service development initiatives, and evidence-based practice improvements.Prepare professional reports and maintain accurate clinical records

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

We’re really proud of the #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide specialist clinical leadership and expertise within the Learning Disability Care Hub, working with individuals who have learning disabilities and complex mental health, behavioural, emotional, and physical health needs. They will undertake comprehensive assessments, formulate clinical needs, and develop evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes and quality of life.

The Learning Disability/Mental Health Liaison Clinician will ensure coordinated, responsive, and person-centred care. They will collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues, partner agencies, and carers to support individuals in achieving positive health outcomes while reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and promoting independence.

Key responsibilities include:

• Complete comprehensive specialist assessments and formulate care and treatment plans.
• Deliver and review evidence-based interventions for individuals with complex needs.
• Monitor outcomes and adapt interventions to ensure effectiveness.
• Provide specialist mental health and learning disability expertise to professionals and partner agencies.
• Manage complex clinical risk and support crisis intervention planning.
• Promote physical health monitoring and holistic care.
• Develop effective relationships with service users, families, carers, and professionals.
• Liaise with acute and community mental health services to ensure integrated care pathways.
• Work with social care services and safeguarding partners to protect vulnerable adults.
• Support timely hospital discharge and community reintegration.
• Challenge poor practice where required and advocate for the needs of people with learning disabilities.
• Provide supervision, mentorship, and clinical support to junior staff and students.
• Act as a specialist resource within the multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver education and training to colleagues and partner organisations.
• Contribute to service development, policy implementation, and quality improvement initiatives

Person specification

Essential criteria

• previous community nurse expereince

Desirable criteria

• experience of supervision of others

Essential criteria

• previous expereince of LD community or mental health community

Desirable criteria

• experience of supervising others
• knowledge of MH in LD

Pennine Care are committed to the ‘Get ahead on Flex’ pledge initiative to support the right to request flexible working for all colleagues. “We can work flexibly, as a modern and model employer, flexible and less than full-time working isn’t a barrier to progress in the NHS – it is commonplace”. To support a positive experience for all colleagues we are committed to considering all requests for flexible working, in line with service needs.

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.

If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.

• We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and need extra time or adjustments to complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible. We will ensure you are not disadvantaged where a reasonable adjustment is appropriate.

If you have problems applying, contact

Address

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
225 Old Street
225 Old Street
OL6 7SR

Telephone

01617163181