Liaison Mental Health Nurse

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Leeds is seeking a part-time Liaison Mental Health Nurse to support patients with mental health needs in a hospital setting. The role involves assessments, developing management plans, and providing education to staff. The ideal candidate should have a Mental Health Nursing qualification and experience in a mental health setting. Benefits include flexible working hours and employee support programs.

Benefits

Employee wellbeing support

Flexible working arrangements

NHS Pension Scheme

Training and education support

Qualifications

• Significant post registration experience in a mental health setting at band 5 or above.

Responsibilities

• Provide biopsychosocial mental health assessments.
• Develop clinical formulations and management plans.
• Deliver teaching to staff at the general hospital.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing qualification

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Strong communication skills

Education

Mental Health Nursing qualification with current NMC registration

Job description

Go back Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Liaison Mental Health Nurse

The closing date is 14 October 2025

A rare opportunity has arisen for a part-time band 6 senior clinician in the department of Liaison Psychiatry. This opportunity is perfect for an experienced registered mental health nurse who has an interest in this specialist, interesting and rewarding area.

This is a six-month temporary post or secondment for two days per week to cover a career break. This post would be suitable for someone looking for a part-time role, or potentially alongside their existing role (with their manager's agreement if their substantive role is more than 22.5 hours per week).

Liaison Psychiatry is the sub-specialty of psychiatry concerned with the provision of clinical services, teaching and research in the general hospital setting. The service aims to provide access to a specialist multi-disciplinary team, for the care of patients in the general hospital setting who are presenting with both psychiatric or psychological and complex physical health needs.

The successful candidate will join the Liaison Psychiatry inreach team for working age adults in providing a service to Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and making a positive difference to the care of people with mental health or psychological needs during their general hospital admission. You will work within a well-established and supportive multidisciplinary team, primarily based at the Becklin Centre covering St James' Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Applicants should express a strong interest in Liaison Psychiatry and state why they would be a good candidate for our team in the application.

The role involves providing biopsychosocial mental health assessment, risk assessment and short-term interventions/follow-up to patients admitted to a general hospital bed. You will be expected to develop robust clinical formulation and subsequent management plans that safely and effectively meets the needs of the patient and ward team.You will also provide advice and education to our general hospital colleagues around topics/issues surrounding mental health, risk management, and available community support. You will work collaboratively with our general hospital colleagues to meet the needs of patients with concurrent physical and mental health conditions. It is essential that applicants are confident working in a general hospital setting and can communicate and work effectively with a broad range of clinicians from different medical and multidisciplinary specialities.You will also be expected to deliver teaching to staff at the general hospital. This may be in a formal setting, or as informal situations arise.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Job responsibilities

You will be provided with a comprehensive and supported period of induction which is tailored to your needs. Our teams strongly value teaching and continued learning and so we offer a commitment to your ongoing development, as well as a culture of continuous reflection, learning, and improvement.

Our core working hours are Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.

Informal enquiries and discussions are highly encouraged, please contact Clinical Team Manger Cassie Hartley on 07929858660. Alternatively, you can contact the team directly on 0113 85 56730 and any of the team members will be happy to talk to you about the role.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [e-mail] to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Mental Health Nursing qualification with current NMC registration

Experience

• Significant post registration experience in a mental health setting at band 5 or above.

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.

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