Mental Health Enhanced Liaison Clinician

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional NHS Trust seeks enthusiastic clinicians for a part-time role providing mental health support to A&E departments. You will work in a multidisciplinary team, offer specialist assessments, and ensure holistic care for individuals across various ages. The position includes flexibility in working and a range of benefits such as generous leave and pension options. Ideal candidates should have a passion for acute mental health and thrive in high-impact environments.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Comprehensive maternity and paternity support

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in providing mental health support in acute settings.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Commitment to inclusive, patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24-hour mental health support to A&E departments.
• Conduct specialist mental health assessments for transferred prisoners.
• Develop and review treatment plans for patients.

Skills

Enthusiasm for acute mental health care

Resilience

Team collaboration

Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments

Job description

About the Role

• Provide 24-hour mental health support to A&E departments
• Deliver care to individuals of all ages with suspected or diagnosed mental health conditions
• Support prisoners transferred from His Majesty's Prisons with specialist mental health assessments
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team offering a full spectrum of mental health specialties

We are a part‑time role – 31.5 hours per week.

Who we’re looking for

• Enthusiastic and resilient practitioners with a passion for acute mental health care
• Professionals who thrive in fast‑paced, high‑impact environments
• Team players committed to inclusive, patient‑centred care

The team will provide comprehensive assessment, advice, ongoing support and monitoring of patients with mental health needs across all wards. We provide psychological support to patients and carers referred to our services in conjunction with ongoing physical health needs, ensuring holistic care throughout the patient’s stay in hospital.

Band 6 clinicians work as enthusiastic team members across the acute hospitals, assessing patients in an autonomous, systematic way, developing and reviewing treatment plans, advising and supporting acute staff and referring patients on through established referral pathways. Clinicians also contribute to the development of training packages and deliver bespoke training to acute Trust staff. We provide guidance, support and education to frontline NHS staff.

This is an opportunity to be part of a developing team which will be researched based in design according to the needs of the acute inpatient population.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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