Liaison Mental Health Nurse

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services is seeking a dedicated senior clinician to join their Liaison Psychiatry team. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives by providing comprehensive mental health assessments and interventions within a supportive multidisciplinary environment. The successful candidate will work closely with general hospital staff, ensuring that both mental and physical health needs are addressed. With a commitment to staff development and a focus on employee well-being, this position promises a rewarding career path in a dynamic and fulfilling field. Join a team that values empathy, respect, and continuous learning while contributing to the community's mental health care.

Benefits

27 - 33 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

NHS Pension Scheme

Career development opportunities

Exclusive discounts and payment schemes

Qualifications

• Registered mental health nurse with significant post-registration experience.
• Strong interest in Liaison Psychiatry and effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health assessments and risk management for patients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in a general hospital setting.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Risk Assessment

Clinical Formulation

Teaching Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Mental Health Nursing qualification

Job description

Are you looking for mental health jobs in Leeds, York or with one of our regional services operating across the country? We have a range of NHS Job opportunities, placements and specialities in our clinical, research, and professional support teams across Leeds and York.

At Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT), we strive to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. We can only achieve this by putting our staff and the people using our services at the centre of everything we do. This starts with the people we employ. We recruit based on values and qualifications (where required) and believe lived experience is an advantage. We look for potential, not perfection, and this means that together, we are as diverse as the communities we care for.

Simply put, we seek out people who care, act with integrity and have the right skills. We want to add to our incredible colleagues, students and volunteers who share these principles, with people like you, who find empathy comes easily and who treat everyone with respect without thinking. Search our latest jobs to start your journey with us.

Main area: Liaison Psychiatry Hospital Mental Health Team
Grade: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 173-67824-LPS

Site: Liaison Psychiatry Hospital Mental Health Team
Town: Leeds
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

A rare opportunity has arisen for a 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.

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 teams 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 well-established and supportive multidisciplinary teams, based at both the Becklin Centre covering St James’ Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary covering both Leeds General Infirmary and Chapel Allerton Hospital. It is essential that the post holder can work flexibly within two teams who are aligned closely with each other and meet regularly for joint team meetings, teaching, and even festive celebrations.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

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.

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

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.

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement – please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.

In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.

In submitting an application form, you authorise Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post.

Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.