MHSOP Liaison Nurse | Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; North Shields; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in North Shields is seeking a B6 Nurse for a 12-month fixed term position within the Mental Health Services for Older People Liaison Team. You will join a multidisciplinary team to provide specialist mental health care, focusing on older adults with comorbid physical and mental health issues. Candidates should have a Registered Nurse qualification and experience in mental health nursing. Excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification is mandatory for this role.
• Experience in mental health nursing is essential.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Operate as a Mental Health Liaison Nurse within assigned pathways.
• Provide specialist mental health nursing assessments and interventions.
• Support the planning and delivery of education for staff and service users.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Risk assessments

Patient care

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Mental Health Services for Older People Liaison Team to recruit a B6 Nurse for a 12 month fixed term period. This would be to join a dynamic, well structured multidisciplinary team who provide mental health liaison input to the North Tyneside General Hospital site & also the Royal Quays Intermediate Care Unit.

The team provides specialist input to assessment, clinical care and therapy interventions for the older person who may be experiencing comorbid physical and mental health problems. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, caring and compassionate individuals who are eager to work with us to maintain the excellent working relationships that have been established with our colleagues across the trust in the delivery of holistic, person centred care and also help us with ongoing innovation and development.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Responsibilities

• To operate as a Mental Health Liaison Nurse within the Older Adult’s pathway at North Tyneside General Hospital and Royal Quays Intermediate Care Unit.
• To work as an integral part of the multidisciplinary ward team providing specialist mental health nursing assessment including risk assessments, clinical care and therapy interventions and be professionally accountable and responsible.
• To provide specialist skills, knowledge and experience for those identified as having Mental Health problems who also are also experiencing acute/chronic medical problems.
• To provide efficient and effective facilitation of patient journey from admission through to discharge.
• To aim to improve outcomes for older people with comorbid physical and mental health problems who are situated in the medical setting.
• To enhance and develop the skills/knowledge base of the general hospital staff and improve the quality of care by providing direct support in the planning and delivery of structured education to service users, relatives, carers and other professional staff.
• We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.
• To provide liaison service as above to the general hospital, intermediate care setting.
• To act as a specialist resource on older persons mental health issues to the general hospital, intermediate care.
• To undertake Specialist Mental Health Nurse role within the broader Mental Health Services for Older People department.
• To operate within a multidisciplinary framework and contribute meaningfully to the development of the service, and the provision of safe and effective care.
• Practice within legal and ethical frameworks encompassed within nursing and mental health legislation to exercise professional accountability as set out in NMC Professional Code of Conduct and work within the scope of practice.
• Reportable to MHSOP Liaison Nurse Lead.

This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025