Job overview
Previous applicants need not apply
Band 6 All Age Mental Health Liaison Practitioner
- hours a week on a rota basis 7 days per week 24 hour cover
You will have experience of working with service users who present with complex mental health needs.
You should be able to demonstrate evidence of Leadership and care that facilitates a positive culture of patient engagement, a commitment to enhancing the service user and carer experience and of on-going professional development.
You must have the ability to positively influence and adapt to a rapidly developing service that is able to meet the needs of mental health services in Lancashire
Patients may present with a wide range of mental health and psychological problems, including following an episode of self-harm, psychiatric emergency and as a consequence of physical illness. You will be expected to work with individuals experiencing psychosomatic disorders and a variety of psychological and adjustment issues resulting from physical illness. You will be required to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems, while utilising effective clinical judgments about the most appropriate treatment, discharge and follow-up options. You will use higher-level communication skills, both written and oral and have an ability to engage with challenging and/or acutely distressed individuals, sometimes in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations.
Main duties of the job
The mental health liaison team provides a comprehensive service to patients/service users over 16yrs, carers and clinical colleagues based within the Acute Hospital Trust. This involves:
Offering an assessment service to patients presenting with a range of mental health and psychological problems.
Providing a mental health consultation-liaison and advice service
Delivering a range of interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate
Assisting and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations
Providing formal and informal education and clinical supervision to registered and unregistered staff
Representing mental health services within the general hospital
Providing a communication structure between the general hospital, secondary mental health services, primary care and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care
In line with the MHUAC SOP, following triage and transfer to MHUAC by the band 7 practitioner, complete a holistic assessment of the patient.
Following assessment, discuss and agree with the band 7 practitioner, the most appropriate pathway, signposting and were an inpatient stay is potentially required refer to the Enhanced Gatekeeping MDT.
Co-ordinate 136 MHA presentations in the A&E Department
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post-registration mental health experience.
- Involvement in innovative practice and multi-cultural environments
- Practicing in an acute mental health inpatient/community care setting.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse – current NMC Registration or equivalent professional health care qualification
- Evidence of professional updating and development in the care of patients in an acute or community setting
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Skills in assessing, planning and evaluating mental health interventions
- Skills in interacting therapeutically with distressed and/or disturbed individuals
- Skills in individual interventions
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This advert is for Mental Health Liaison Practitioner with Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Preston, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Jul 2026.
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