# Mental Health Liaison Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-liaison-nurse/ccc682de-5312-4320-b6ad-34dd5a85c2bf - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-liaison-nurse/ccc682de-5312-4320-b6ad-34dd5a85c2bf.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (Full time 37.5 hours per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-27T14:30:38.634Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/South_London_Maudsley_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Croydon_Operational_Directorate/Croydon_Operational_Directorate-v8083484 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8083484?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.slam.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview About the team: The Croydon Mental Health Liaison Service provides psychiatric assessments for people, aged 18 and above, to determine if they need mental health care and treatment. We care for people who live in the London Borough of Croydon and our aim is to ensure that people get the expertise they need to address their mental health problems. We provide a 24-hour service to Croydon University Hospital offering urgent assessment and intervention to patients, the team includes Nurses, Doctors, an Occupational Therapist and a Clinical Psychologist About the location: The Croydon area has excellent schools both in the state and private sectors. Mental health care for patients who attend CUH is delivered by the Croydon Mental Health Liaison service provided by South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM). We are an ageless service along with the Older Adult Liaison Psychiatry service. ### Main duties of the job About the role: The successful candidates will be clinically confident in assessing mental health service users presenting in emergencies, carrying out short term interventions and making independent decisions. You will thrive in a fast paced environment, often working under pressure. You will possess excellent assessment, communication skills and interpersonal skills. You will work well with others and enjoy multidisciplinary work whilst maintaining the highest standard in the quality of care. You will be expected to work in partnership with our clinical assessment unit (CAU), part of the mental health liaison services within the hospital. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Education and Qualification -Registered Adult Nurse and/or -Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning -Disabilities Nurse -Mentorship qualification Experience and Knowledge -Experience of research based/reflective practice -understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice -Significant relevant clinical experience -Evidence of continuing professional development -Experience as a preceptor /  mentor Skills and Abilities -Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, without close supervision -Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations ## Person Specification ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical) - Flexibility to work shift patterns across 24hrs, 7days a week and across all clinical areas as required ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs, without close supervision - Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations - Self-aware, self-confident and intrinsically motivated to doa good job and to motivate others - Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics: promotes equality and diversity **Desirable** - Innovative, creative and a willingness to try new ideas ### Experience & Knowledge **Essential** - Experience of research based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice - Significant relevant clinical experience - Evidence of continuing professional development - Knowledge of relevant professional and clinical legislation **Desirable** - Experience of taking responsibility for a ward/clinical unit - Experience of supporting practice in clinical areas - Experience of recruitment and selection of staff ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Adult Nurse / Mental Health Nurse / Learning Disabilities - Mentorship Qualification or equivalent teaching in practice qualification **Desirable** - Master's degree ## Documents - [b6 jd /ps (pdf, 640.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10376005) - [slam staff benefits (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2341) ## 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.