Liaison Psychiatry Practitioner

West London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is seeking dedicated professionals for its Liaison Psychiatry Service in the Hounslow area. The role involves working with a multidisciplinary team to assess and manage patients with mental health needs in urgent and acute settings.

The team emphasises learning, development, and autonomous practice, with strong collaboration across hospital colleagues to deliver safe, high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Post-qualifying experience in psychiatry.
• Experience supervising staff.
• Experience in crisis work and formulating care and risk management plans.
• Safeguarding knowledge.
• MDT/team-working experience.
• Audit and research experience.
• Experience teaching and training.

Responsibilities

• Undertake biopsychosocial assessments for patients at the Urgent Treatment Centre, Emergency Department, or medical wards with mental health needs.
• Care for CAMHS, dementia, older adult and adult patients.
• Provide person-centred treatment, support autonomous decisions and facilitate safe discharge plans.
• Offer formal and informal training to peers and acute trust colleagues.
• Coordinate with colleagues in health and social care to involve carers and families in care plans.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Risk assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Teaching/training

Staff supervision

Education

RMN/RN (Mental Health) or HCPC-registered OT/SW

ENB 997/998 or teaching qualification

Degree or diploma level qualification

ASYE for SW

Job description

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Site Lakeside MHU (West Mid) Town London Salary £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 20/11/2026

West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

We are looking for dedicated Registered Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists or Social Workers to join our Liaison Psychiatry Service. We have vacancies in the Hounslow Team, based in West Middlesex University Hospital.

The team has a mix of Consultant Liaison Psychiatrists, Trainee doctors, Foundation Year doctors, Liaison Psychiatry Practitioners and Team Administrators. Office spaces are within the acute hospitals site we serve and we have excellent working relationshipsalready developed with both acute Trust clinicians and managers.

If you have good clinical skills and are motivated to further develop your knowledge and practice, this role will suit you. You will join a team where learning and professional development are promoted. You will have the opportunity to work autonomously as well as being supported by the team. Team wellbeing and cohesion are high on our agenda as they are essential to providing quality care and improving patient and carer experience.

We pride ourselves on providing a standard of care that we would be happy for our loved ones and ourselves to receive. If this is your motivation as a practitioner, you will fit well in one of our teams and we will nurture your caring attitude.

Main duties of the job

You will undertake biopsychosocial assessments for patients who attend the Urgent Treatment Centre or Emergency Department or are admitted on medical wards and have mental health needs. They may present with emotional problems, self-harm or in psychiatric crisis. You will work with patients presenting with psychosomatic disorder and a variety of psychological issues related to physical disorders.

We are commissioned to see all patients aged 16 and above and you will have the opportunity to be involved in the care of CAMHS patients, patients living with Dementia, older adult and adult patients.

You will offer a person-centred approach to patients’ treatment, recovery and well-being. You will be required to make clear autonomous decisions based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and will have access to clinical support and supervision from more senior colleagues in the team. You will promote carer/family involvement where required/appropriate and will liaise with colleagues from other areas of health and social care to coordinate and facilitate safe discharge plans.

You will offer formal and informal training to your peers and acute trust colleagues to enhance patient care. As an integral part of the team, you will be encouraged to share your views and ideas to improve service delivery.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing and Hounslow). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Experience

• Adequate post qualifying experience work in psychiatry
• Experience of supervising staff.
• Experience of crisis work and undertaking assessments and formulating care plans, risk plans and risk management
• Safeguarding
• Working in an MDT setting/ Team work
• Audit and research experience
• Experience of teaching and training

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of bio psychosocial interventions
• Assessment and treatment of patients who present with self-harm
• Risk assessment/management and crisis intervention skills
• Ability to use de-escalation skills
• Ability to make clinically safe autonomous decisions
• Organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Specialist knowledge of relationship between mental health and physical disorders
• The legal frame works using the MCA.

Qualifications and Training

• Professional Qualification as RMN/RN (Mental Health) or Registered Occupational Therapist or Registered Social Worker with professional registration (HCPC)
• ENB 997 or 998 (Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice) or equivalent teaching qualification
• Assisted Year In Practice (ASYE) if social work qualified
• Educated to degree or diploma level
• Evidence of recent professional development
• Other qualification in practice teaching or supervision of staff.

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work in a high pressure environment
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Commitment to equal opportunities
• Ability to accept constructive criticism
• Ability to develop based on reflection
• Awareness of own limitations
• Personal experience of mental health problems

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Felix Kadzombe Job title Team Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 02084831494

If you have problems applying, contact

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West London NHS Trust
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