Specialist Liaison Practitioner

NHS; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and social care Trust is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse for the Mental Health Liaison Service at Hull Royal Infirmary. This full-time role involves providing mental health assessments and support in an acute hospital setting. Candidates should have a relevant professional qualification and experience with Neurodiverse needs. The position offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, with a focus on professional development and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Enhanced leave package

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurses or equivalent with HCPC/NMC registration.
• Experience with Neurodiverse needs, preferably in mental health.
• Evidence of CPD or formal qualifications at an advanced level.

Responsibilities

• Offer Mental Health and Risk assessment service to patients in a general hospital.
• Provide consultation, liaison, and advice service across departments.
• Assist general hospital colleagues in complex treatment decisions.

Skills

Effective interpersonal/communication skills

Ethical values and attitudes

Education

Diploma or Degree in a Professional qualification equivalent to RMN, Registered Social Worker, OT or equivalent AHP

Job description

Job summary

The Mental Health Liaison Service is a CORE 24 team working within Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill hospitals, specialising in providing mental health care within the acute hospitals. Our service works at the interface between physical and mental health to achieve parity between mental and physical health care.

We are welcoming interest from Registered Mental Health Nurses, Registered Social Workers or Registered Learning Disability Nurses working at a Band 6 level, who enjoy working in a fast paced and busy environment.

We are seeking someone who has experience and is clinically confident in carrying out comprehensive Bio‑Psychosocial Assessments in line with NICE Guidelines and are able to develop the formulation of treatment and risk management plans based on assessment of needs.

The service operates on a shift system of long days and nights to provide 24/7 365 days a year.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who would like a new challenge where no two days will be the same!

Main duties of the job

In this role you will;

• Offer a Mental Health and Risk assessment service to an ageless patient group presenting at the general hospital with a broad range of mental health, psychological problems and diagnosed psychiatric illnesses.
• Be committed to the parity of esteem agenda, and work closely with both physical and mental health clinicians to ensure a seamless delivery of care.
• Provide a Mental Health consultation, liaison and advice service throughout the departments.
• Assist and support general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.
• Provide formal and informal education and case consultation to registered and unregistered staff.
• Provide 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.

We are led by a Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Leads and we offer real commitment to your professional development. Whilst Practitioners are expected to work autonomously providing Mental Health assessments and interventions to our patients, there is an emphasis within the team of multidisciplinary working and managing care jointly. We are an extremely supportive team and hold a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise within our team. We encourage this to be shared to promote learning and to provide the best and safest care possible to our patients and their families.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website.

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Details

Date posted: 04 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year Per Annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 338-7575135-25

Job locations: The Department of Psychological Medicine, Gladstone Street, Hull, HU3 2RW

Job responsibilities

For further details with regards to this vacancy opportunity, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

If you are interested in this post and would like further information then we would welcome you to contact Katie Willson or Iain Douglas, Interim Clinical Team Managers on 01482 226226. Please do not contact us for application forms.

Person Specification – Qualifications and Knowledge (Essential)

• Use of specialist knowledge and experience acquired in a relevant setting underpinned by theory
• Diploma or Degree in a Professional qualification equivalent to RMN, Registered Social worker, OT or equivalent AHP
• Registration with the HCPC/NMC or equivalent

Desirable

• Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or postgraduate level or equivalent
• Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to clinical and service area

Experience (Essential)

• Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area
• Evidence of working with individuals with Neurodiverse needs

Desirable

• Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
• Evidence of working with children and young people

Skills and Competencies (Essential)

• Able to demonstrate effective interpersonal/communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
• Requirement of frequent concentration e.g. assessments, care plans

Desirable

• Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities
• Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Employer details

Employer name: Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address: The Department of Psychological Medicine, Gladstone Street, Hull, HU3 2RW

Employer's website: https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)