# Mental Health Liaison Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-liaison-practitioner/62b36c35-a0c6-4d60-8c55-6403bd1559f2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-liaison-practitioner/62b36c35-a0c6-4d60-8c55-6403bd1559f2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hellesdon Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (MHLT is a 24/7 service. Shifts are ELDs 07:30-20:30, LLD 13:00-01:00, Nights 19:30-08:00) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T10:48:41.633Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Ipswich/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_Service/Mental_Health_Service-v8092606 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8092606?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The NSFT East Suffolk Mental Health Liaison Service, based in Ipswich Hospital, are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners, who are looking to expand their skills and knowledge base, within the acute hospital setting. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment providing specialist mental health assessment, risk management, and short-term intervention to patients presenting with a range of mental health needs. The Mental Health Liaison Service offers a single point of access for referrals from Ipswich Hospital and provides a range of mental health specialities within one multidisciplinary team. Our team operates 24/7 and plays a vital role in supporting the acute hospital, ensuring timely, person-centred care for individuals experiencing acute mental health difficulties. We respond to a diverse range of referrals, covering both liaison psychiatry and emergency assessment functions for all ages. ### Main duties of the job A flexible ‘can do’ attitude, with a willingness to build links with general hospital colleagues is essential to ensure that a proactive interface is created between mental health and medicine. You will have the relevant post qualification experience, including acute mental health and crisis management and be able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the differing needs of people within the general hospital. Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments of patients referred from A&E, medical/surgical wards. - Assess and manage risk of harm to self or others, including suicide and self-neglect - Provide evidence-based brief interventions, advice, and signposting to appropriate services - Offer support and education to acute hospital colleagues in managing mental health presentations - Maintain high-quality clinical documentation - Support timely discharge planning, including mental health input to complex cases - Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute to shared clinical decision-making Please visit out Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be key in the efficient delivery of the liaison service; in improving response and management of referrals; in improving knowledge and understanding of mental health issues within the acute hospital; in helping the team meet their key performance indicators and be proactive in helping explore and develop partnerships and pathways to improve patient prognosis and outcome team is a 24/7 service. Therefore you will be required to work Long Days, including nights. We will provide a full induction. We have a genuine commitment to training and development with shared opportunities across the two Trusts. We are proud of our culture of honesty, team involvement and ownership to both patient care and job satisfaction. Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! ### 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** - Effective analytical and decision-making skills - Care planning and Risk assessment knowledge and skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - The ability to use clinical assessment tools and outcome measures effectively and collaboratively **Desirable** - Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects ### Experience **Essential** - Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience - Able to demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience - Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions **Desirable** - Experience in supporting service development ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration - Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants) - Ongoing professional development working towards degree level ( if professional registration is following a diploma level course) **Desirable** - Recognised Leadership/Management training - Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice ## Documents - [mental health practitioner (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10689731) - [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863) - [values based recruitment – candidates guide (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1028) ## 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.