Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Pembury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Kent is seeking qualified Mental Health Nurses and Occupational Therapists to join their Liaison Service. The role involves providing mental health assessments in general hospitals and delivering psychosocial interventions. Candidates should be motivated professionals with relevant qualifications and a passion for compassionate care. This position offers both full-time and part-time opportunities in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must be highly motivated and possess a valid qualification as a Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist.
• Experience in providing mental health consultations is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide liaison and assessment service 7 days a week.
• Assess patients presenting with a range of mental health issues.
• Deliver psychosocial interventions to patients as required.
• Support general hospital colleagues in complex care decisions.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

Occupational Therapy

Communication

Psychosocial Interventions

Education

Valid Nursing or Occupational Therapy Qualification

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join the innovative Liaison Service? The liaison psychiatry service aims to provide mental health advice and support to individuals receiving care and treatment at any of the general hospitals in Kent and Medway. The teams work closely with General Hospital colleagues to ensure that mental health and wellbeing is effectively treated alongside physical health needs.

The general hospital staff can refer anyone over the age of 18 who attends A&E or is an inpatient on a medical or surgical ward. The team can then offer advice, support or a full mental and physical health assessment as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• To work as part of a psychiatric liaison team providing a liaison and assessment service 7 days per week that will involve working unsocial hours and public holidays.
• Offer an assessment service to patients aged 18+ (with no upper age limit) presenting at the general hospital with a broad range of mental health and psychological problems, and diagnosed psychiatric illnesses.
• Providing a mental health consultation, liaison and advice service throughout the departments.
• Delivering a range of evidence based psychosocial interventions to individual patients as required.
• Assisting and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.
• Providing formal and informal education and case consultation to registered and unregistered staff.
• Representing mental health services within the Hospitals.
• Providing a communication structure between secondary mental health services, primary care and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Highly motivated and a qualified Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist.
• Full-time and part-time posts available; part-time posts will be considered where possible.

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community. We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our approach

Our mission is what we set out to do every day. We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people. Our vision is to provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Please see the job description for full details on vacancy description, responsibilities and person specification.

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025.