Mental Health Practitioner - Hospital Liaison, Colchester

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Colchester is seeking dynamic mental health practitioners to join their Hospital Liaison Team. This challenging role involves responding to mental health crises and conducting thorough assessments in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and a commitment to providing high-quality care. Opportunities for flexible working and various benefits are offered.

Benefits

NHS discounts

Season Ticket Loans

Flexible working options

Relocation package up to £8,000

Qualifications

• Dynamic and motivated mental health practitioners needed.
• Experience in mental health assessments and crisis intervention.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Respond to service users in mental health crisis.
• Complete holistic mental health assessments.
• Work within Core 24 principles providing specialist mental health care.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to assess and lead clinical decision making

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for dynamic, confident and motivated mental health practitioners with excellent communication skills, who have the ability to assess and lead on clinical decision making to join our established Hospital Liaison Team. This is an exciting and challenging role, working in a fast paced environment.

You will respond to service users in a mental health crisis who have presented to the acute hospital. Your main role will be to complete holistic, mental health assessments incorporating robust risk assessments and treatment planning.

Working within Core 24 principles you will be providing specialist mental health care alongside physical health. This incorporates plans for a dedicated mental health suite within the emergency department.

A variety of experience can also be gained through working across the Urgent Care. The Urgent Care Pathway consists of Hospital Liaison, Crisis Response Team and Home First Team providing mental health crisis care for the Colchester & Tendring area. The teams work closely and there are opportunities to experience working in these teams if the need arises.

Responsibilities

• Respond to service users in mental health crisis presenting to the acute hospital.
• Complete holistic mental health assessments incorporating robust risk assessments and treatment planning.
• Work within Core 24 principles to provide specialist mental health care alongside physical health; contribute to plans for a dedicated mental health suite within the emergency department.
• Gain experience across Urgent Care Pathways including Hospital Liaison, Crisis Response Team and Home First Team.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver a seven-day-a-week, 24-hours-a-day service where appropriate and operationally required.

What we offer

• Motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower.
• Salary and benefits including: Season Ticket Loans, NHS discounts for staff, excellent training facilities and opportunities, Buying and Selling annual leave scheme, opportunities to work bank shifts, Salary Sacrifice schemes (including lease cars and Cycle to Work), Day One Flexible Employer.
• Flexible working options; opportunities to discuss arrangements with the recruiting manager from day one.
• The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees.
• Staff bank information: our EPUT NHS staff bank hires clinical and non-clinical professionals to take on shifts at trust hospitals and community settings.
• Automatic enrolment of permanent staff onto the staff bank; option remains for additional shifts if wished.
• For fixed-term roles, indicate desired staff bank participation on New Starter Paperwork.
• Key activities: mandatory training, participate in staff appraisal, stay updated on Trust policy, provide management supervision where appropriate.
• Collaborate with partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners to deliver a 24/7 service.
• Full job duties may evolve with the post.
• Relocation package up to £8,000 for new recruits relocating from 30 miles or more.

If you would like more information please contact [e-mail]

This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025