Older Person Liaison Psychiatry Nurse

NHS; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom seeks a highly skilled Older Person Liaison Psychiatry Nurse. Your role will involve responding to mental health crises, conducting biopsychosocial assessments, and providing support within Rotherham General Hospital. Suitable candidates will be registered nurses with experience in older people's mental health care. The position is full-time, working 30 hours per week across various shifts, and is situated in an innovative mental health team aiming to enhance patient care.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NMC registration.
• Post qualification related to Mental Health.
• Experience working with older people's mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide a response to Mental Health Crisis in Emergency Departments.
• Complete a full biopsychosocial assessment.
• Contribute to collaborative care plans.

Skills

Crisis Management

Complete a full bio-social assessment

Confident in managing high-risk patient group

Able to work autonomously

Feed into an MDT approach

Education

Registered NMC

Post qualification related to Mental Health

Job description

Older Person Liaison Psychiatry Nurse

Closing date: 22 December 2025

30 hours per week – Seven days a week between 08:00 and 20:00, working a combination of long days and short days.

Mental Health Services in Doncaster have benefited from funding during 2019 and 2020. This investment has enabled us to expand our Hospital Liaison Mental Health Team. The Liaison Mental Health Service Model within Doncaster Royal Infirmary is part of NHS England’s “Achieving Better Access to 24/7 Urgent and Emergency Mental Health Care” Guidance.

Older adults with mental health problems are three times more likely to attend an Emergency Department, and five times more likely to be admitted to a general hospital as an emergency. Working within a Mental Health Liaison Team is an extremely essential and rewarding role.

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Mental Health Nurse to join our Older Persons Hospital Liaison Team. To be successful, you must be able to work autonomously and have strong clinical and risk‑management skills.

We are looking for an RMN with experience with older adults or an interest in working with older adults. Part of the day‑to‑day role is to support general hospital wards with older people’s mental health, assessing, continuing care and planning a safe discharge.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a response to Mental Health Crisis in Emergency Departments and Inpatient Wards within one hour, and to all urgent Ward referrals within 24 hours.
• Complete a full biopsychosocial assessment and formulation and contribute to treatment and collaborative care plans.
• Offer brief evidence‑based interventions as inpatient or short‑term outpatient follow‑up.
• Work within Rotherham General Hospital to reduce length of stay on general hospitals and improve follow‑up care.
• Provide advice and support to Rotherham General Hospital staff regarding mental health care for their patients.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4,000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability, and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first‑class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer, visit our website: https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation. View our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more: https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here: https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there is a large number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered NMC
• Post qualification related to Mental Health

Experience

• Demonstrable post qualifications working within acute or community mental health services
• Experience working with older people’s mental health
• Demonstrable experience of working at a band 6 level

Knowledge

• Understanding of working and managing older adults with mental health
• Managing older and/or adults in mental health crisis
• Knowledge of the interaction between physical and mental health conditions

Skills

• Crisis Management
• Complete a full bio‑social assessment
• Confident in managing high‑risk patient group
• Able to work autonomously without direct supervision
• Feed into an MDT approach of managing patient’s care

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.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT