Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 39.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Mental Health Liaison Practitioner to join the Department of Psychological Medicine. The role focuses on urgent assessments, ward support for mental health issues and follow-up care across NUH campuses.

Training and supernumerary time are provided to ensure confidence before autonomous work. Applicants should have current NMC registration, be able to work in a team, and demonstrate reflective practice and learning.

Formación

• Current registration with NMC.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Diplomatic, caring and empathetic approach.

Responsabilidades

• Provide induction and supervision to new starters and support autonomous practice.
• Contribute to plans to maintain PLAN accreditation and high-quality clinical care.
• Support band 6 practitioners with risk assessment and mental health evaluations.

Conocimientos

Teamwork

Communication

Diplomacy

Empathy

Educación

NMC registration

Descripción del empleo

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

The closing date is 18 November 2026

The Mental Health division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust comprises of three directorates; Adult Mental Health, Mental Health Services for Older People and Specialist Services. More than 2,800 dedicated staff provide vital and integral healthcare services for our patients in a variety of settings, ranging from community through to acute wards, covering a vast geographical area.

We're investing heavily in our staff, facilities and patient care. As we move into this new chapter, we need a strong, motivated and compassionate workforce to reflect our core values of Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect and Teamwork. There has never been a better time to join our growing team.

We have exciting opportunities across different specialities and services, with an emphasis on career development and progression. We want to help our staff reach their full potential, and are committed to providing the support, skills and development needed to succeed.

Main duties of the job

The Department of Psychological Medicine is a growing and developing psychiatric liaison service which offers a mental health liaison service to Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) at the QMC and City Hospital campuses. The focus of our work includes urgent assessments in respect of self harm and mental health emergencies, advice and support to wards in respect of patients experiencing mental health problems and also work in areas such as medically unexplained symptoms. Clinical work includes urgent assessments, advice and support to clinical areas and follow up.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Job responsibilities

We proudly offer a thorough and robust induction package to this role and we ensure that all new starters are given enough training and time spent as a supernumerary staff member to ensure that they are comfortable in the role before they are expected to work autonomously. We provide an excellent system of supervision to ensure that practitioners are always supported in their decision making. As such, you do not need to have previous experience in liaison psychiatry to be able to apply for this job.

We have a strong focus on working together as a team and on patient and carer satisfaction and the strength of our clinical work is demonstrated by our having achieved Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Network (PLAN) accreditation.

When fully established in this role, key areas of performance will include effective team working skills, effective written and spoken communication, being able to work under pressure to deliver compassionate and person centred care and be able to support the band 6 practitioners to carry out sound risk and mental health assessments.

Essential criteria include a professional qualification and registration (nurse or occupational therapist), appropriate mental health experience and a commitment to reflective practice and learning and development.

We are primarily seeking Full Time applicants, however part time applicants sill be considered.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full information

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00 (standard) or £41.00 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £15 per year applies.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current registration with NMC

Skills

• Ability to work as part of a team, Good written/oral communication skills, diplomatic, caring & empathetic
• Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
• Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care.

Experience

• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the band
• Specialist and area specific experience

Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's
• Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care

Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Contractual Requirements

• A full UK driving License and vehicle for business use is required for this post, however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
• Ability to work to meet the needs of the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£32,073 to £39,043 a yearper annum (pro rata for part-time)