Mental Health Liaison Practitioner | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Salford is seeking a motivated Mental Health Practitioner to join their Liaison service. This role involves providing clinical interventions, assessing patients in A&E, and supporting hospital staff in recognizing mental illness. Candidates must be qualified RMNs, Social Workers, or Occupational Therapists with experience in mental health settings. This position offers various staff benefits including 27 days annual leave and an excellent pension plan.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health settings required.
• Ability to assess patients in A&E and other complex needs.
• Experience with Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical interventions within a multidisciplinary team.
• Assess patients in A&E and develop risk management plans.
• Support and train acute hospital staff on mental health recognition.

Skills

Risk assessments and management plans

Clinical interventions

Mental illness recognition

Education

Qualified RMN, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist

Job description

** Informal visits and/or contact with the service beforehand are welcomed**

Are you a qualified RMN, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist, looking for a new challenge, or to take the next step in your career? Do you enjoy varied work and the opportunity to develop your skills across a wide‑range of presenting complaints and age groups? If the answer is ‘yes’, then an opportunity to work in a well‑established, friendly and knowledgeable Liaison service may be for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic and knowledgeable Mental Health Practitioner to join the Salford Mental Health Liaison Team, based within Salford Royal Foundation Trust Hospital, recognised as one of the best hospitals in the NHS.

The Liaison Service has been established since 2010 and operates over a 24‑hour period, in‑line with CORE‑24 requirements. The team incorporates over 20 whole‑time equivalent staff from different professional backgrounds and we are very proud to have recently received accreditation with the Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Network (PLAN) for the second time.

Work as part of the integrated multidisciplinary 24‑hour mental health liaison service providing clinical interventions focusing on relapse prevention, early discharge and improved quality of life for patients referred to the service.

Be expected to assess people attending the A & E department, including Under 16s on the Paediatric (PANDA) Unit, offering highly developed risk assessments and management plans.

Provide a service to the wards and the Intermediate Care Setting assessing individuals with a range of complex needs, including both organic and functional illness.

Be expected to provide support and training to the acute hospital staff regarding recognising mental illness and appropriate onward actions to be taken.

Offer assessment, support and care for individuals brought to Salford’s identified Place of Safety facilities in relation to Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations. We provide inpatient and community‑based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Please see attached job description and person specification.

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements:
  • Band
  • Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
  • All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
  • Time plus 47%
  • Time plus 94%
  • Time plus 41%
  • Time plus 83%
  • Time plus 35%
  • Time plus 69%
  • Time plus 30%
  • Time plus 60%
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Nov 2025