Mental Health Liaison Practitionernhs Afc: Band 6

Bradford District Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Aberford; Presencial; GBP 34 000 - 42 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellbeing support

Learning and development opportunities

Resumo da oferta

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Mental Health Liaison Practitioner to join the Acute Liaison Psychiatry Service (ALPS) on a 12-month fixed-term basis at Bradford Hospital. You will work within a skilled liaison team delivering timely assessments and supporting onward care for service users presenting with mental health needs.

Experience with all-age service benefits. Strong partnership working with voluntary sector, local authorities and blue light services is

Qualificações

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with relevant registration.
• Minimum 18 months post-qualification experience.
• Experience of working in mental health crisis or acute settings.

Responsabilidades

• Provide high standard nursing care within Acute Community Services in Bradford.
• Conduct mental health risk assessments, formulation and short-term contingency planning for service users in crisis in A&E.
• Deliver face-to-face brief solution-focused interventions empowering service users and families.
• Opportunity for placements within Acute Community Services, including ALPS, IHt and First Response Service; role specific to ALPS based at Bradford hospitals.

Formação académica

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Occupational Therapist

Social Worker

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job overview

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and innovative Band 6 Mental Health Liaison Practitioner to join the Acute Liaison Psychiatry Service (ALPS) on a 12-month fixed-term basis.

You will be an active member of a skilled and experienced liaison mental health team, delivering timely and compassionate assessments and supporting appropriate onward care for service users presenting with mental health needs at our Bradford Hospital.

ALPS is an all-age service, therefore experience of working with children and young people, as well as older adults experiencing a mental health crisis, would be desirable.

The successful applicant will be a motivated and confident practitioner who can work effectively within a general hospital environment, respecting different professional approaches while promoting mental health awareness and collaborative working.

Strong partnership working is essential, including with the voluntary care sector, local authority, blue light services, service users and their families.

Key areas of focus include trauma-informed care, ensuring older adults receive an equitable service, developing safe and inclusive pathways for intoxicated service users, recognising increased risks for perinatal service users, and linking with appropriate services to help address the impact of social deprivation.

Closing Date: 21 November 2026
Shortlisting Date: 23 November 2026
Interview Date: w/c 30 November 2026

Main duties of the job

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

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.

Working for our organisation

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

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 > 4500

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with a minimum 18 months post qualified experience


• Mental health care/treatment relevant to service.


• Multi-agency working/working across service interfaces.


• Working within a multicultural framework.


• Working with people presenting in mental health crisis.

Desirable criteria

• Teaching, training and/or supervision of clinical staff

Experience

Essential criteria

• Mental health care/treatment relevant to service area.


• Relevant experience in acute mental health Nursing care.


• Working with adults presenting in mental health crisis.


• Relevant experience in acute mental health Nursing care.
  

  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 candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.

  
  

  In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.

  
  

  Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.

  
  

  The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.

  
  

  Bradford has been awarded the coveted status of UK City of Culture 2025. The year is set to deliver more than 1000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals as well as exciting national and international collaborations. Its themes will be rooted in the unique heritage and character of Bradford and will reveal the magic of the district that is held in its people, its ambition, and above all, its potential.

  
  

  We would welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.

  
  

  We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currently underrepresented in terms of black and minority ethnic staff. Applications are encouraged from these groups, but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.

  
  

  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.

  
  

  Applicant requirements

  
  

  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.