# Mental Health Liaison Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-liaison-practitioner/88297dc7-6d66-4477-b250-001f610d1b88 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-liaison-practitioner/88297dc7-6d66-4477-b250-001f610d1b88.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Preston - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-16T11:52:05.188Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_South_Cumbria_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_Community/Mental_Health_Community-v8160986 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8160986?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 If you would like to discuss this post further or want to arrange an informal visit please contact us using the details provided ### 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 ## Documents - [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256) - [job description/person specification (pdf, 544.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10461719) ## 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.