# Mental Health Liaison Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-liaison-practitioner/c80e56e4-86a8-4f89-839c-af39b83525d9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-liaison-practitioner/c80e56e4-86a8-4f89-839c-af39b83525d9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board - **Town:** Cardiff - **Region:** Cardiff - **Country:** Wales - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £40,559 - £48,841 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed term or secondment to cover a secondment (The secondment will be 6 months from start date)) - **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week (shift working across a 7 day week) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T09:52:18.390Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merthyr_Tydfil/Pontyclun/Cwm_Taf_Morgannwg_University_Health_Board/Mental_Health_Nurse/Mental_Health_Nurse-v7990228 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7990228?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://ctmuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 18.5 hrs band 6 Mental Health Liaison Practitioner to join the Mental Health Liaison team based in Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The Mental Health Liaison Team is set up to provide an Adult ageless  service for  patients admitted to the  general hospital as well as the emergency departments.  The team offer timely comprehensive assessment of the mental health needs of those referred that present with unexplained medical conditions that may be a consequence of mental health illness or co-occurring mental health and physical health problems and individuals that are presenting with incidents of self-harm. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills, be a good team player with a flexible attitude and the ability to provide high quality individualised assessments and advice on the care and treatment of patients within the general hospital setting. Work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate a genuine interest and enthusiasm for caring for people with mental health difficulties. If you are keen to enhance your personal and professional development, whilst making a real difference to patients, we would love to hear from you. We are looking to appointment an enthusiastic, passionate, motivated individual who has a genuine desire to make a difference to our Mental Health Liaison Team. ### Main duties of the job This post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months due to meet the needs of the service If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post. The main purpose of this role is to contribute to a 7 day a week provision of a Mental Health Liaison Service. You will need to demonstrate a sound clinical knowledge and awareness of current clinical practice and have sound knowledge of safeguarding procedures, the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and the Mental Health Measures. The post holder must have good communication, listening and organisational skills which are essential for the role along with excellent clinical assessment and formulation skills to meet the needs of the clinical team. The post holder must have a positive attitude, be able to work as a member of a team and autonomously in a challenging and changeable environment and have excellent presentation, oral and written communication skills always acting in a professional manner. Provide training and education for both Pre Registration and Post  Registration nursing students and other health care professionals/agencies. Contribute to the development of a comprehensive liaison service. Foster robust working relationships with colleagues from all disciplines within the general hospital setting and within the mental health services to facilitate improved joint working. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. This post is secondment for 6 months due to - meet the needs of the service If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post. Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 18.5 hrs band 6 Mental Health Liaison Practitioner to join the Mental Health Liaison team based in Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The Mental Health Liaison Team is set up to provide an Adult ageless service for patients admitted to the general hospital as well as the emergency departments. The team offer timely comprehensive assessment of the mental health needs of those referred that present with unexplained medical conditions that may be a consequence of mental health illness or co-occurring mental health and physical health problems and individuals that are presenting with incidents of self-harm. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills, be a good team player with a flexible attitude and the ability to provide high quality individualised assessments and advice on the care and treatment of patients within the general hospital setting. Work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate a genuine interest and enthusiasm for caring for people with mental health difficulties. If you are keen to enhance your personal and professional development, whilst making a real difference to patients, we would love to hear from you. We are looking to appointment an enthusiastic, passionate, motivated individual who has a genuine desire to make a difference to our Mental Health Liaison Team. ## Job Description This post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months due to meet the needs of the service If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post. The main purpose of this role is to contribute to a 7 day a week provision of a Mental Health Liaison Service. You will need to demonstrate a sound clinical knowledge and awareness of current clinical practice and have sound knowledge of safeguarding procedures, the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and the Mental Health Measures. The post holder must have good communication, listening and organisational skills which are essential for the role along with excellent clinical assessment and formulation skills to meet the needs of the clinical team. The post holder must have a positive attitude, be able to work as a member of a team and autonomously in a challenging and changeable environment and have excellent presentation, oral and written communication skills always acting in a professional manner. Provide training and education for both Pre Registration and Post Registration nursing students and other health care professionals/agencies. Contribute to the development of a comprehensive liaison service. Foster robust working relationships with colleagues from all disciplines within the general hospital setting and within the mental health services to facilitate improved joint working. ## Responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. This post is secondment for 6 months due to - meet the needs of the service If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post. Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of clinical practice in area **Desirable** - Experience of liaison work - Experience of inpatient nursing within Older Persons Mental Health - Experience of working within a multi-agency community mental health setting ### Skills/Knowledge **Essential** - Sound working knowledge of the legal and policy framework underpinning mental health service provision - Knowledge of safeguarding procedures - Clinical assessment and formulation skills **Desirable** - Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above ### Qualifications/Training **Essential** - Registered RMN - First level professional qualification in mental health/learning disability - Excellent clinical knowledge of specialist area in particular older persons mental health care ## Documents - [jdps english (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10278253) - [sdmp cymraeg (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10278254) - [employee benefits (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2345) - [occ health form (docx, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10274122) - [welsh language guidance (pdf, 300.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2974) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2845) - [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1634) ## 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.