Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Ability to use initiative and work without immediate supervision
- Knowledge
Ability to demonstrate an understanding, empathic approach
- Knowledge
Skills in co-ordinating and planning interagency approaches in mental health care
- Knowledge
An understanding of current mental health issues
- Experience
Demonstrable post registration experience as an RMN
- Experience
Professional experience of working in acute adult mental health
- Experience
Experience of MDT working
- Experience
Skills in coordinating and planning inter-agency approaches in mental health care
- Experience
Experience of assessing and managing risk
- Qualifications
RMN or Registered Social Worker
- Qualifications
Evidence of post registration training
- Qualifications
ENB 998 or other approved mentor qualification or mentor qualification appropriate to discipline - or willingness to complete.
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Excellent report/assessment writing skills
- Skills
Good IT skills
- Skills
Ability to work as part of a multi-professional team
- Skills
Understanding of the CPA process
- Skills
Excellent assessment skills, including risk assessment
Job overview
Band 6 Hospital Liaison Practitioner within the Adult Mental Health Hospital Liaison Team.
Location - Woodlands Unit, Rotherham Foundation Hospital Trust Site
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join our Hospital Liaison Team.
Your role will be to provide Urgent and Emergency response to Mental Health Referrals from The Rotherham Foundation Trust (TRFT) with whom we work in close partnership. You will undertake full bio-psychosocial assessments and contribute to providing safe and supported discharge plans. You will work closely with TRFT staff to develop their knowledge of Mental Health- including involvement in delivering training and supporting TRFT staff to develop positive working practices which put the patient at the centre of their own care and promote parity of esteem.
Main duties of the job
You will be a knowledgeable and a competent practitioner with excellent assessment and risk assessment skills, the ability to work well under pressure and demonstrate the confidence and ability to work autonomously and as a member of the wider MDT. You will have experience of working with adults with complex mental health needs and have a willingness to continue your professional development.
The team works over a 24/7 period, and this involves a flexible duty rota covering this period. Full-time applications will only be considered.
For additional information please contact:
Luke Lovett – Mental Health Hospital Liaison Team Manager on 03000 215 652
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Adult Hospital Liaison Practitioner with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust in Doncaster, England. It is listed as a Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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