Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

NSFT; Bury St Edmunds; Presencial; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Training programmes

Career progression

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Descripción de la vacante

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in West Suffolk Hospital is seeking a Mental Health Liaison Practitioner to join a dedicated team on a permanent basis. The role supports adults and older people with mental health needs, providing critical liaison between mental health services and acute care to aid timely discharge planning.

Experience in acute mental health, risk management, and working across hospital departments is valued.

Formación

• Registered professionals with relevant registration (MH, LD, OT or SW).
• Practice Assessor/Supervisor training or Practice Educator qualification.
• Leadership/Management training recognized.

Responsabilidades

• Support patients with new or ongoing mental health needs and contribute to timely discharge planning.
• Work across the hospital, building links with A&E and wards and liaising with mental health professionals.
• Identify needs and ensure services are met while in hospital.

Conocimientos

Mental health nursing

Social work

Occupational therapy

Learning disability nursing

Risk assessment

Leadership training

Educación

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Registered Learning Disability Nurse

Registered Occupational Therapist

Registered Social Worker

Descripción del empleo

Main area Mental Health Liaison Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Team covers 24/7 working pattern.) Job ref 246-WSU8212670-A

Site West Suffolk Hospital Town Bury St Edmunds Salary £39,959 - £48,117 gross per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

Job overview

Mental Health Liaison Practitioner - West Suffolk Hospital

Are you a skilled and experienced practitioner looking to join a passionate and dedicated team?

Our Mental Health Liaison team based at the West Suffolk Hospital (WSH) in Bury St Edmunds has an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker to join their fantastic team on a permanent part time basis.

This role is there to support those attending the WSH with new or ongoing mental health difficulties and illness; to identify their needs, ensuring these are met effectively whilst in hospital and to contribute towards timely/supportive discharge planning.

Our vital service operates 24/7, 365 days of the year which means will be expected to work a shift pattern.

If you are motivated, compassionate, a good team player and keen to make a difference to the lives of both adults and older people experiencing mental health crisis then we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

We’re looking for someone who enjoys working in fast paced and busy environment, forging excellent working relationships with other health professionals within the hospital and beyond.

A flexible ‘can do’ attitude, with a willingness to build links with acute hospital colleagues is essential to ensure that a proactive interface is created between mental health and acute services.

From working alongside colleagues in the A&E department, to in-reaching to the wards, supporting substance misuse colleagues and liaising with other mental health professionals, you will work across the WSH supporting individuals presenting to the acute hospital with mental health issues.

We’re looking for an individual who wants to grow and develop their knowledge and skills by working closely with colleagues, sharing experience and knowledge to continually learn from each other.

Ideally you’ll have experience, particularly in areas of acute mental health and risk management and older adults’ mental health.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who would like a new challenge with variety where no two days will be the same.

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Individual competence and suitability will be explored within interview. It is vital that the successful candidate demonstrates values and behaviours reflective of those of our Trust and this is a focus of the interview process.

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• NHS discounts and many more

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
• Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants)
• Recognised Leadership/Management training

Experience

• Demonstrate effecive risk assessment and risk management experience
• Experience supervising others/students including preceptorship programme, student placements etc
• Experience of managing a caseload and the provision of Mental Health Care services to people with mental health care needs

Skills

• Conflict resolution and Breakaway training (or requirement to undertake within first 12 weeks)

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox.