Mental Health Liaison Nurse

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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to providing high-quality mental health services. As a Mental Health Liaison Nurse, you'll be part of a dynamic team delivering urgent care and support to individuals in crisis. This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact in the community while developing your skills and career. With a commitment to employee development and a supportive work environment, this position is perfect for those looking to enhance their professional journey in mental health care. Embrace the opportunity to contribute to a compassionate team committed to making a difference.

Benefits

£2,000 Golden Hello

Relocation Incentive

Lifelong Learning Opportunities

Career Development Support

Qualifications

• RMN registered with NMC required.
• Degree in Professional Practice or working towards it.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments for A&E referrals.
• Act as care coordinator for patients on caseload.
• Provide support and follow-up care for mental health patients.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Crisis Intervention

Interpersonal Communication

Leadership Skills

Risk Assessment

Education

Registered Mental Nurse (RMN)

Degree in Professional Practice

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Mental Health Liaison Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area
Mental Health

Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract
Permanent: Shift work either long days 7am - 7.30pm or night shift 7pm -7.30am

Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work 3 x 11.5 hour shift for 3 weeks and 1 x 11.5 hour shift on another week = 150 hours over a 4 week rota period)

Job ref
354-AE-21099-A

Site
St Anne's Centre

Town
St Leonards on Sea

Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Salary period
Yearly

Closing
06/05/2025 23:59

Come and join us

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

As part of the East Sussex Urgent Care Pathway The Haven, Hastings provides an emergency mental health response service that will support people experiencing a mental health crisis that requires an immediate response. The post Holder with have the opportunity to work within The Haven, Hastings, with the Mental Health Liaison Team providing them with a wide and diverse range of adaptable skills they can apply across the whole Urgent Care Pathway.

The service operates 7 days a week, 24 hours a day and the post holder will be expected to do shift work across the services.

This service will support diversion from A&E for the people who require contact and or assessment with a mental health worker but who are not in need of medical attention. Assessment, advice and support to those who are suffering with mental health issues but are physically unwell in the general hospital. Providing advice and support throughout their stay and appropriate follow up care. Assessment following referral to Crisis team from primary care services and people who require urgent assessment.

If you are a highly skilled mental health practitioner, able to work flexibly across Urgent Care Services to meet service demands and the needs of the patient and have proven experience of working on your own initiative, assessing people with mental health problems and complex needs including comprehensive risk assessment and risk management then we want to hear from you.
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Main duties of the job

To offer a comprehensive assessment for people referred by the A&E Department of the Conquest Hospital in line with hospital protocols.
To take referrals from the medical members of the Psychiatric Liaison team for short term intervention and care for inpatients in the Conquest Hospital who have been diagnosed with a mental health problem.
To act as care coordinator under the Care Programme Approach for patients on the caseload and to ensure discharge is fully planned. This may involve some home visits. Ensure documentation is provided in a timely and effective manner to ensure a seamless service is being provided and to comply with good practice Trust guidelines.
To act as an effective member of the Psychiatric Liaison Team, contributing to the development of good practice and the strategic development of the same. Liaise with internal and external contacts as required.
To manage a co-morbid outpatient caseload in line with Trust protocols. The caseload is managed through the existing outpatient clinic framework and is base at The Conquest Hospital.
To act as a link between The Conquest Hospital, including A&E Department, and the Community Mental Health Teams providing information and advice for staff.
To provide an educational and advice-giving role for staff within the Conquest Hospital.

Working for our organisation

We are a large NHS Mental Health Trust in South East England. We are looking for people to support use to provide high quality services for the patients, carers and family for the local communities we serve.

We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends or family to be treated. You can support us to do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 5-6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for details of the main responsibilities for the role

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RMN registered with NMC
• Degree in Professional Practice or working towards this qualification.

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria

• Practising within an appropriate community mental health setting at a experienced level or experience considered equivalent. Knowledge of supervising staff.
• Knowledge of Child & Adult Protection/ Safeguarding Procedures
• Demonstrates enhanced skills supportive of the role.
• Demonstrates excellent systematic assessment skills
• Able to manage and prioritise the workload and deal effectively with multiple demands
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrates some skills in leadership
• Demonstrates evidence of developing innovative practice.
• Is proactive and an effective change agent

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• JD Mental Health Liaison Nurse (PDF, 217.9KB)
• Protocol (PDF, 344.4KB)
• Privacy Notice (PDF, 127.7KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Stacy Smith

Job title
Team Leader

Email address

Telephone number
07881 503273

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