Mental Health Liaison Nurse | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Croydon is seeking qualified nurses to provide psychiatric assessments and interventions for mental health service users. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and experience working under pressure. The role offers flexibility in working hours, career development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package including generous pay and NHS discounts.

Benefits

Generous pay and leave

Flexible working options

Career development opportunities

Car lease benefits

Keyworker housing

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse or Registered Mental Health Nurse required.
• Mentorship qualification is preferred.
• Experience in reflective practice and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric assessments for service users in emergencies.
• Carry out short term interventions and make independent decisions.
• Work in partnership with the clinical assessment unit.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work under pressure

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Registered Adult Nurse

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Mentorship qualification

Job description

Overview

The Croydon Mental Health Liaison Service provides psychiatric assessments for people, aged 18 and above, to determine if they need mental health care and treatment. We care for people who live in the London Borough of Croydon and our aim is to ensure that people get the expertise they need to address their mental health problems. We provide a 24-hour service to Croydon University Hospital offering urgent assessment and intervention to patients, the team includes Nurses, Doctors, an Occupational Therapist and a Clinical Psychologist.

About the location

The Croydon area has excellent schools both in the state and private sectors. Mental health care for patients who attend CUH is delivered by the Croydon Mental Health Liaison service provided by South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM). We are an ageless service along with the Older Adult Liaison Psychiatry service.

Responsibilities

The successful candidates will be clinically confident in assessing mental health service users presenting in emergencies, carrying out short term interventions and making independent decisions. You will thrive in a fast paced environment, often working under pressure. You will possess excellent assessment, communication skills and interpersonal skills. You will work well with others and enjoy multidisciplinary work whilst maintaining the highest standard in the quality of care. You will be expected to work in partnership with our clinical assessment unit (CAU), part of the mental health liaison services within the hospital.

Benefits

• Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants

We look forward to receiving your application.

Education and Qualification

• Registered Adult Nurse and/or
• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• and/or Registered Learning
• -Disabilities Nurse

• Mentorship qualification

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience of research based/reflective practice
• understanding and ability to use
• supervision to reflect on skills,
• attitude and knowledge and
• develop these by using evidence
• based practice
• Significant relevant clinical
• experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience as a preceptor /
  mentor

Skills and Abilities

• Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, without close supervision
• Resilient: able to cope with difficult
  interpersonal situations

This advert closes on Friday 26 Sep 2025