Mental Health Practitioner - Hospital Liaison, Colchester

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to join their Hospital Liaison Team in Colchester. The role involves responding to mental health crises in an acute hospital setting, conducting thorough assessments, and providing specialized care. Candidates must possess strong clinical skills and an RMN qualification, showcasing a commitment to teamwork and compassionate patient care. The position includes various benefits and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Flexible working options

Relocation package up to £8,000

Qualifications

• Must have excellent clinical skills and an RMN qualification.
• High motivation and a positive attitude are essential.

Responsibilities

• Respond to mental health crises in the acute hospital.
• Complete holistic mental health assessments and risk planning.
• Provide specialist mental health care alongside physical health.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Highly motivated and positive attitude

Education

RMN qualification

Job description

Go back Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Practitioner - Hospital Liaison, Colchester

The closing date is 25 September 2025

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.

Main duties of the job

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 includes 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.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including:

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able to offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Job responsibilities

In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role:

• Complete mandatory training in line with Trust policy and procedures
• To participate in the staff appraisal scheme for any staff you manage
• To keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policy
• To provide management supervision where appropriate
• You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service for 365 days a year, working shifts where appropriate and operationally required.

The above Job Description does not purport to be an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities. The post holder will be expected to undertake additional duties as the requirements of the post change.

EPUT offer a relocation package of up to £8,000 covering a number of expenditures for new recruits relocating from 30 miles or more from their new work base at EPUT.

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

Person Specification

essential and desirable

• excellent clinical skills and RMN qualification
• highly motivated and positive attitude

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.

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust