# Mental Health Liaison Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-liaison-nurse/b61f7093-2304-40d8-9fa5-66833aace0c8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-liaison-nurse/b61f7093-2304-40d8-9fa5-66833aace0c8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hollins Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Social worker, Mental health nurse, Allied health professionals - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (includes shift work of nights, days and weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-12T08:31:08.375Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Liaison_EmergencyUrgent_Care_Mental_Health_Services/Liaison_EmergencyUrgent_Care_Mental_Health_Services-v8313357 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8313357?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Aintree Core 24 offer comprehensive assessment of mental health to those who present to the Emergency Department in times of crisis or, those who are referred from the acute general hospital wards and the formulation of treatment and risk management plans based on assessment of needs with the appropriate triage and diversion form the service. The service operates on a shift system of long days and nights to provide 24/7 365 days a year service. The service has recently undergone Organisational Change to make the service more flexible across the Urgent Care footpath covering Urgent Care 24/7, as well as, support other Core 24 services when required. ### Main duties of the job To provide high quality, evidence based care within Division for service users and their carers within inpatient and community services. To work in a socially inclusive way and in line with the recovery model. To function as named nurse/care coordinator to service users undertaking assessment, planning and evaluation and review of care, within a recovery focused model of care. To participate as an active member of the multi disciplinary team. To provide advice, expertise and leadership within the team. To supervise care for service users presenting with complex and high risk needs. To work autonomously, reaching clinically appropriate decisions based on information received and using the knowledge and experience of the multi disciplinary team. To be qualified to act as a mentor for students ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To coordinate the care of service users carrying out assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of their care under the guidelines of the care programme approach and under the supervision of the line manager. To ensure that the service users care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual and that unqualified staff are delivering care as identified in the care plan. To liaise with family members, carers and significant others when completing the assessment and developing a care plan. To undertake and supervise risk assessments and formulation of risk management plan for service users under your care, taking note of the contributions from other members of the team, family members carers and significant others. To ensure Safeguarding Children and Adults requirements are followed and participate in meetings as appropriate. To direct unqualified staff in order to ensure delivery of a high standard of care to service users. To participate in setting standards for care based on sound evidence based and research findings. To participate in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of service users. To communicate to other members of the multi-disciplinary team information which has an impact on the service user’s care. To use verbal and non-verbal communication skills gained through training or experience to impart sensitive information. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of duties and responsibilities. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively both verbally and non -verbally. - Being responsive and flexible, seeing change as an opportunity to improve services - Ability to lead the process of standard setting and audit - Professional attitude - Possess excellent listening and negotiation skills and leadership skills - Excellent oral and written skills - Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills - The ability to lead change management - Ability to contribute to developing care excellence within the ward / team area - Ability to work within a divisional management team, be able to generate own workload and ability to work to strict deadlines - Risk assessment and management - Ability to build purposeful relationships with a range of both internal and external to the organisation - Autonomous practice - Leadership and supervision - Multidisciplinary working ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of mental health legislation, CPA, safeguarding, equality and human rights, clinical governance and professional codes of conduct - Proven knowledge of relevant mental health legislation - Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision and ability to provide education and supervision to junior staff - Demonstrate a good knowledge of professional Codes of Conduct and Staffs’ responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge bas e ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum of 2 years post registration experience in mental health. - Evidence of leadership and management skills. - Evidence of experience of managing cases & case loads - Evidence of supervising staff. - Ability to work autonomously across the organisation/boundaries and with other agencies - Experience of working in partnership with other agencies and service users and carers - Experience of audit/research and working knowledge of clinical governance. - Experience in change management and policy formulation. - Experience of using Incident Reporting Systems e.g. DATIX - Experience of undertaking and involvement in Serious Untoward Incident Reviews - Evidence of experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems in a variety of health care settings. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Appropriate professional qualification or experience at Degree Level e.g. RMN, AHP, Social Worker - Evidence of post registration study / continuing professional development e.g. Mentorship in Practice **Desirable** - Working towards master level education ## Documents - [oh risk id (pdf, 248.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10634052) - [employee benefits (pdf, 950.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2853) - [a great place to work (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1400) - [your recruitment journey (pdf, 281.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2941) - [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 419.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10634053) - [guidance for applicants: using ai to support your application (pdf, 92.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3044) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.