Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner

Surrey And Borders Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to join the Liaison Psychiatry Service at Royal Surrey Hospital, Guildford. The post offers 24/7 CORE 24 shift work, a supportive team with clinical supervision, and opportunities to contribute to high quality care in a busy general hospital setting.

Applicants must hold current UK registration in their profession and be prepared to work across ages with strong assessment

Qualifications

• Professional qualification RMN/RN (Mental Health) or Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with professional registration.
• Willingness to complete Mentorship course.
• Evidence of post-qualification experience with people with mental health problems.
• Evidence of CPD.

Responsibilities

• Please see the attached job description for full duties.
• Assess patients referred from inpatient wards or ED under CORE 24 shift system.
• Provide high quality liaison psychiatry care and contribute to service development.

Skills

Mentorship course

Independent assessment skills

CPD

Liaison psychiatry experience

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a highly dedicated Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to join our Liaison Psychiatry Service at Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford, Surrey.

Our team provides a comprehensive specialist service to patients, clinicians and carers in the general hospital setting.

This is a challenging but rewarding role, offering an exciting opportunity to Nurses, Occupational Therapists or Social Workers who have a strong assessment and therapeutic skills. You will need the ability to work autonomously whilst still contributing to the team as a whole. Previous experience of working in Liaison Psychiatry and across ages is desirable, although not essential. We offer excellent staff support through clinical supervision and teamwork.

You will have an excellent and positive approach to work, with an outstanding, demonstrable background of providing high quality care. You will have an insight into liaison psychiatry and the national guidelines impacting these services. You will have experience and willingness to teach and educate others within the team and the wider network as well as a commitment to service development and the best possible outcomes for people in the acute hospital setting.

This position attracts Recruitment and Retention Payments (please see supporting documents)

Main duties of the job

The team is CORE 24, as such you will be expected to work a shift system across a 24hr period seven days a week, primarily assessing patients who are referred from our inpatient wards or those who present to the Emergency Department.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for this job role.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

Details

Date posted: 26 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £41,957 to £50,387 a year Inc. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 325-8345208-SS

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: Professional Qualification as RMN/RN (Mental Health) or Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with professional registration (NMC/HCPC)
• Essential: Willingness to complete Mentorship course

Experience

• Essential: Evidence of experience post qualification working with people with mental health problems
• Essential: Evidence of independent assessment skills i.e. CMHRS duty, HTT assessment, liaison assessment or similar would be desirable
• Essential: Evidence of CPD

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Royal Surrey Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Service Manager Katie Topley, [e-mail], 07342068131