Job overview
Are you a skilled and experienced registered mental health nurse looking to join a passionate and dedicated team?
Our Mental Health Liaison team based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Kings Lynn is looking to recruit a Mental Health Nurse to join their fantastic team.
Our vital service operates 24/7, 365 days of the year to support those attending the QEH with new or ongoing mental health difficulties and illness; to identify their needs, ensuring these are met effectively whilst in hospital and to contribute towards timely/supportive discharge planning.
You will be expected to work a shift pattern comprising long days and nights.
If you are motivated, compassionate, a good team player and keen to make a difference to the lives of both adults and older people experiencing mental health crisis then we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We’re looking for people who enjoy working in fast paced and busy environment, forging excellent working relationships with other health professionals within the hospital and beyond.
A flexible ‘can do’ attitude, with a willingness to build links with acute hospital colleagues is essential to ensure that a proactive interface is created between mental health and acute services.
From working alongside colleagues in the A&E department, to in-reaching to the wards, you will work across the QEH supporting individuals presenting to the acute hospital with mental health issues.
We’re looking for individuals who want an opportunity to grow and develop their knowledge and skills by working closely with colleagues, sharing experience and knowledge to continually learn from each other.
You’ll have experience, particularly in areas of acute mental health and risk management and older adults’ mental health.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who would like a new challenge with variety where no two days will be the same.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Individual competence and suitability will be explored within interview. It is vital that the successful candidate demonstrates values and behaviours reflective of those of our Trust and this is a focus of the interview process.
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!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more
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- Previous applicants need not apply
Person specification
Skills
Desirable
- Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate effecive risk assessment and risk management experience
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
Desirable
- Experience in supporting transitions
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
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This advert is for Mental Health Liaison Practitioner with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 gross per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave Cover). The application deadline is 06 Jul 2026.
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