Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

NHS; Southampton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Southampton is seeking a Mental Health Liaison Practitioner to deliver person-centered assessments and support for adults facing mental health challenges. The role involves complex decision-making within a multidisciplinary team and requires a registered mental health nurse or equivalent qualification. With a focus on effective communication and team collaboration, this position offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580. Join us to make a significant difference in the lives of our patients.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to deliver person-centered healthcare.
• Advanced skills in mental health and risk assessments.
• Independently make complex clinical judgments.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist mental health care assessments for adults.
• Develop and maintain supportive relationships with staff and patients.
• Act as a member of the MDT in assessing and planning care.

Skills

Mental health assessments

Complex clinical decision making

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

RMN, Social Worker or AHP

Evidence of continuing professional development

Practice assessor/supervisor training

Job description

Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

The closing date is 01 February 2026

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

To provide specialist mental health care assessments for Adults within University Hospital Southampton such as, Deliberate Self Harm assessment, Mental health emergencies, Complex psychosocial and behavioural assessments, Capacity assessment and Risk assessment. To effectively and efficiently provide psychological support to patients with mental health needs who are temporarily in crisis, or who have mental health needs as a result of their physical illness or as a result of being hospitalised. To advise non-psychiatry staff on outcome of assessment and formulate a care plan based on clinical intervention and risk management. To provide time limited liaison follow up appointments when needed for those patients with more complex and enduring mental health needs. Work positively and collaboratively as an integral part of the Specialist Adult Mental health services and effectively liaise with multi-agency colleagues, patients and their supporters. Contribute to the development and quality of clinical practice of liaison work with this client group at local and national levels. To maintain active role in service development, evaluation, and integration within AMH services which includes working with working ag adults with Mental Health needs. To work a rotational shift pattern to include day and night duties.

Main duties of the job

To delivery person-centred healthcare to a designated group of service users, using complex clinical decision making where appropriate. To effectively communicate complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to patients, their family and/or carers. Demonstrates advanced level of ability in evidence based mental health and risk assessments of people with mental health problems in the General Hospital setting, involving assessing, planning, and evaluating care in collaboration with others. Operating independently in making complex clinical judgements, evaluating alternative courses of action, and managing and advising on complex clinical issues regarding the treatment and care of patients. Negotiating the transfer of patients to Mental Health Services or other services within the Southampton City Primary Care Trust or Hampshire Primary Care Trust when necessary. To work as a member of the MDT in assessing and planning care and responding to changes in service user's health. To act in a manner to respect the customs, individuality, values, sexuality, and spiritual beliefs, actively supporting the individual to fulfil these. To create, develop, and maintain professional supportive relationships with all members of staff with other professionals and agencies to enhance recovery.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RMN, Social Worker or AHP.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Practice assessor/supervisor training

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year. Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata