Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Acute Liaison Psychiatry Service Mental Health Liaison Practitioner. The role involves working in a dynamic team to provide mental health assessments and interventions in hospitals. Applicants are expected to have a relevant mental health qualification and experience working with diverse age groups, focusing on trauma-informed care and collaboration with other health professionals.

Benefits

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

Health and wellbeing support packages

Various development and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with children, young people, and older adults in mental health crisis.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a General Hospital environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct timely and compassionate mental health assessments.
• Provide brief solution-focused interventions.
• Create safe and inclusive pathways for service users.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Innovation

Motivation

Trauma informed care

Education

Relevant mental health qualification

Job description

2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

BDCFT is looking for enthusiastic and innovative Band 6 Acute Liaison Psychiatry Service (ALPS) Mental Health Liaison Practitioner to be an active part of a team of trained and competent professionals in liaison Mental Health, who deliver a timely and compassionate assessment which effectively sign posts service users with mental health issues, presenting in our Bradford and Airedale General Hospitals.

*** ALPS is an all age service , therefore experience of working with children and young people and older people who are experiencing a mental health crisis would be desirable .***

The successful applicants will need to be an excellent motivated practitioner, able to work within a General Hospital environment, respecting their views and methods, while simultaneously promoting Mental Health and collaborative working. In addition, close relationships and partnership working will be essential with other key stake holders such as the Voluntary Care Sector, Local Authority, Blue light services and above all the service users and their families.

Other key areas of work that the applicant will need to focus on are, trauma informed care, ensuring older adults receive an equitable service, creating safe and inclusive pathways for the intoxicated service user, a focus on the increased risks for Perinatal service users and linking in to key services to counter the impact of social deprivation.

*** PERMENANENT NIGHTS MAY BE AVAILABLE. ***

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

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.

Closing date: 13/07/25

Shortlisting date: 15/07/25

Interview date: 22/07/25

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

Benefits

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 > 3500

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.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Cheryl Stanfield Job title: Team Leader Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07738985729

Anoopa Orawska

Contact Number 07809334390

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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