Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Band 6 Mental Health Liaison Practitioner to join the Acute Liaison Psychiatry Service (ALPS) on a 12-month fixed-term basis. You will work in a busy hospital setting providing timely mental health assessments and onward care planning.

The post emphasizes trauma-informed care, care for older adults, and pathways for intoxicated service users with opportunities for multidisciplinary collaboration and service development.

Qualifications

• Qualified health professional registered with the appropriate regulatory body (NMC/HCPC/S Wey) and post-qualification experience in mental health care.
• Experience of working in acute hospital and/or liaison psychiatry settings.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and with external partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of nursing care to service users within Bradford Acute Community Services.
• Carry out mental health risk assessments, formulations and short-term contingency planning for service users presenting in Accident & Emergency with mental health crisis.
• Deliver brief solution-focused interventions for service users, carers and families and signpost to relevant health and social care resources.
• Work within the Acute Liaison Psychiatry Service based at Bradford Hospital and contribute to partnership working with voluntary sector, local authority and blue light services.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Trauma-informed care

Partnership working

Effective communication

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Registered Occupational Therapist

Registered Social Worker

Job description

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

The closing date is 21 November 2026

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Band 6 Mental Health Liaison Practitioner to join the Acute Liaison Psychiatry Service (ALPS) on a 12-month fixed-term basis.

You will be an active member of a skilled and experienced liaison mental health team, delivering timely and compassionate assessments and supporting appropriate onward care for service users presenting with mental health needs at our Bradford Hospital.

ALPS is an all-age service, therefore experience of working with children and young people, as well as older adults experiencing a mental health crisis, would be desirable.

The successful applicant will be a motivated and confident practitioner who can work effectively within a general hospital environment, respecting different professional approaches while promoting mental health awareness and collaborative working.

Strong partnership working is essential, including with the voluntary care sector, local authority, blue light services, service users and their families.

Key areas of focus include trauma-informed care, ensuring older adults receive an equitable service, developing safe and inclusive pathways for intoxicated service users, recognising increased risks for perinatal service users, and linking with appropriate services to help address the impact of social deprivation.

Closing Date: 21 November 2026 Shortlisting Date: 23 November 2026 Interview Date: w/c 30 November 2026

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of nursing care for service users within the Acute Community Services in Bradford.

Mental Health Practitioners working within the Acute Community Service provide clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation and short-term contingency planning to service users presenting in the Accident and Emergency Departments who are in mental health crisis.

Working within the community, Mental Health Practitioners provide a range of face-to-face brief solution focused interventions empowering service users, carers and their families in decision making and signpost to a range of health and social care resources for support.

There is the opportunity for placements within the Acute Community Services which includes Acute Liaison Psychiatry Service, Intensive Home Treatment and First Response Service. But this role is specific to our Acute Liaison Psychiatry Service, which are based the local General Hospitals.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

• Increase mileage rates for > 4500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

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 candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with a minimum 18 months post qualified experience
• Mental health care/treatment relevant to service.
• Multi-agency working/working across service interfaces.
• Working within a multicultural framework.
• Working with people presenting in mental health crisis.
• Teaching, training and/or supervision of clinical staff

Experience

• Mental health care/treatment relevant to service area.
• Relevant experience in acute mental health Nursing care.
• Working with adults presenting in mental health crisis.
• Relevant experience in acute mental health Nursing care.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Acute Liaison Psychiatry Service

Bradford Acute Liaison Psychiatry Service