Mental Health Liaison Practitioner - Flexible Hours

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Blackburn (OK); On-site; USD 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Mental Health Liaison team based at Royal Blackburn Hospital. You will work with patients presenting with psychosomatic and mental health issues in A&E and acute wards, delivering evidence-based care, coordinating with other services and supporting families and carers in distress.

The role emphasizes high-quality communication, empathy, and the ability to engage with individuals in difficult

Qualifications

• Assist in evidence-based practice within a busy A&E and acute wards.
• Complete physical health tools to improve the physical health of service users with mental illness.
• Provide 1:1 support to service users waiting psychiatric admission in A&E.

Responsibilities

• Assist in evidence-based practice within a busy A&E and acute wards, providing advice, support and care, liaising with other agencies under the guidance of Mental Health Liaison Nurses for service users and families in distress with complex needs.
• Completion of physical health tools to improve physical health of service users with mental illness.
• Provide 1:1 support to service users waiting psychiatric admission in A&E.

Job description

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Mental Health Liaison team based at Royal Blackburn Hospital. You will work with patients presenting with psychosomatic and mental health issues in A&E and acute wards, delivering evidence-based care, coordinating with other services and supporting families and carers in distress.

The role emphasizes high-quality communication, empathy, and the ability to engage with individuals in difficult