Senior Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

Tewv Brits; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Mental Health Liaison Practitioner to join their dynamic team at Scarborough General Hospital. This full-time role involves working closely with a multi-disciplinary team to support patients with complex mental health needs in an acute hospital setting. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a passion for mental health care, ensuring effective collaboration with healthcare professionals. With opportunities for professional development and supervision, this position is perfect for dedicated clinicians looking to make a significant impact in mental health services.

Qualifications

• Registered professionals with 18 months post-qualifying experience required.
• Experience in mental health care and working in multi-disciplinary teams is essential.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with hospital staff for mental health management of patients.
• Conduct mental state assessments for acute mental health problems.
• Provide specialist advice for mental health care in acute settings.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Crisis Intervention

Knowledge of Co-morbidities

Education

Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH)

Post-graduate qualification in relevant area

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Tools

IT Skills

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

The closing date is 01 June 2025

We have an exciting opportunity fora Senior Hospital Liaison Clinician to work with the Scarborough Acute Hospital Liaison Service (AHLS) based at Scarborough General Hospital (SGH) for a fulltime permanent position.

The AHLS Team work into A&E and the hospital wards, supporting adults with a range of mental health symptoms and safety needs. People referred to the AHLS Team may also have complex comorbid physical health and social needs. A special interest in alcohol and substance misuse is desirable.

As a Band 6 you will be part of a dynamic, welcoming and professional multi-disciplinary team (MDT) that provides support, assessments and guidance to SGH. We will offer you training and supervision that ensures you have the knowledge and skills to enable you to effectively and safely assess and support service users presenting with complex mental health needs.

We are looking for a passionate, dedicated and motivated clinician who is excited about working within a busy acute hospital A&E department and on acute hospital wards. You need to have the ability to work flexibly, autonomously, and to have effective communication skills, as you will be liaising in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with a wide range of professional colleagues, including VCSE partners.

You will receive regular, high quality management and clinical supervision and appraisal, and will have access to development and training opportunities aligned with the team and service delivery model.

Main duties of the job

This Band 6 post is open toregisteredprofessionals including: mental health nurses, dual qualified nurses, OT's, social workers.

• Liaising with staff in the acute hospital, supporting them with the management of the mental health and well-being of patients who have been admitted for physical health care, but who require support with new or existing mental health need.
• Responding to referrals asking for a mental state assessment for people presenting with an acute mental health problem in A&E or on the ward. There are clear response times and targets for the Team, which you will support us to continue to achieve.
• Being professionally accountable & responsible for giving specialist advice & support to facilitate the mental health care given to patients in the acute hospital.
• Presenting the views of patients and carers to the clinical teams in the acute hospital to facilitate collaborative working between all parties.
• Liaising with other professionals & agencies in the facilitation of a safe & effective plans of mental health care.
• Liaising with other professionals and agencies in the development & facilitation of safe & effective discharge plans - reducing hospital lengths of stay & readmission.
• Promoting the principles of the Recovery Model & Trauma Informed Care.
• Enhancing knowledge & skills in the field of mental ill health for staff employed in acute hospital through the provision of specialist advice & training.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job Description carefully and ensure that you meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification prior to applying. You will need to demonstrate throughout your application how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification.

We encourage all interested candidates to make contact with us to learn more about the team and/or to arrange a visit.

The AHLS Team operates over 24 hours, 7 day a week, with shift patterns. Experience of working in Liaison Psychiatry is desirable but not essential; however some community experience would be of benefit to any interested applicant.

18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework is essential.

Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RNMH, current professional registration with NMC or current professional registration with appropriate body in health and social care
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
• Student assessor/Mentor as specified by registered profession
• Clinical Supervisor (within agreed timescale)
• Student mentor (or must be achieved within agreed timescale)
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area e.g. older people's nursing, physical health conditions etc.
• Non-medical prescriber

Experience

• Recent and significant experience in the assessment and care of adults and older people with mental ill health.
• Experience working with people with dementia.
• Experience managing own caseload.
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Supporting/mentoring students on practice placement experience.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities
• Recent experience providing care across a range of settings e.g. acute hospitals, mental health units, care homes etc and including adults and older people.
• Recent experience in assessing and caring for older people with dementia.
• Leadership or management experience
• Providing clinical supervision.

Knowledge

• Demonstrate knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence- based practice in caring for patients in the designated field and a knowledge of co-morbidities in relation to acute and chronic conditions
• The Trusts Quality Improvement System

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust