Mental Health Practitioner - Mental Health

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health organization in Leicester seeks a dedicated Mental Health Practitioner to join their Mental Health Liaison Service, providing urgent assessments and support in acute medical settings. Candidates must be RMN, OT, or social workers with a commitment to high-quality patient care and collaborative decision-making. The role emphasizes working within a multidisciplinary team to enhance mental health awareness and care delivery.

Qualifications

• Must be an experienced RMN, OT or social worker with relevant post-registration experience.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in handling complex and challenging referrals.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive patient-centred assessments and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with service users and families for treatment facilitation.
• Provide general advice and liaison to support patient care.

Skills

Autonomy

Excellent communication skills

Flexibility

Experience in mental health

Education

Relevant post-registration experience as RMN, OT, or social worker

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Practitioner to join our Mental Health Liaison Service.

The team is based in the Leicester Royal Infirmary and provide assessments for over 18's presenting in the acute medical setting with primary or co‑morbid mental health problems. We offer an urgent assessment service to people attending the Emergency Departments in times of mental health crisis, and an assessment and liaison service to the medical wards across the 3 UHL sites.

The service operates 24/7, days and nights. The Mental Health Liaison Service experiences a high number of referrals which can be complex and challenging. This provides an excellent opportunity to enhance your practice and develop your nursing skills.

We would require an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced RMN, OT or social worker with relevant post‑registration experience. You would work as part of the established team and would need to demonstrate flexibility and a commitment to high standards of patient care. We are proud of our multi‑disciplinary team approach, providing holistic mental and physical healthcare.

Main Duties

The successful candidate will be able to work autonomously and as part of a wider team, review and triage of referrals whilst completing comprehensive patient‑centred assessments and risk assessments.

Sharing of information relating to patient mental health history and involvement with services and supporting any advice around specialist treatment plans.

The post requires excellent communication skills both written and verbal and the ability to work in a dynamic and busy environment. As always, we expect decision‑making to be made in collaboration with our service users and carers with a view to facilitating treatment in the least restrictive environment.

Key Tasks

• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, across the mental health and acute medical trust
• Working collaborative with service users and families/carers; referring on to and liaising with other agencies
• Arrangement of admissions to mental health inpatient services (including MHA assessments) where required
• Be able to work autonomously and as part of a wider team; providing general advice and liaison to support the care of patients with mental health needs within the acute hospital setting; supporting the education and mental health awareness amongst other healthcare professionals
• Meet local Trust targets in relation to quick response times

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About the Trust & Benefits

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed.