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Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
We are looking for a Full time Mental Health Liaison Service Support, Time and Recovery Worker to join our team at the Dept of Psychological Medicine.
We are a well established, ageless, Liaison Psychiatry Service based within Hull Royal infirmary whilst also covering Castle Hill Hospital.
The Mental Health Liaison Service currently delivers comprehensive mental health assessments, brief intervention, care planning and signposting/referral for patients who present to the A&E department or who have been admitted to hospital. The team works closely with many community services in order to help collaboratively serve the needs of those with mental health difficulties.
Common presentations include suicidal ideation, deliberate self-harm, depression, dementia, alcohol misuse and psychosis. Due to the demands of acute care medicine, urgent care and ED pressures the work is diverse and fast paced and the support workers play a pivotal role in this.
The team operates on a 24 hour, 7 day a week basis and it is essential that the post holder is able to work unsocial hours, including night shifts and weekends on a pro rata basis.
Main duties of the job
We are recently opened a bespoke Emergency Department 'streaming area' which functions as a safe and therapeutic space for some patient's attending the Emergency department and awaiting assessment by MHLS. As a Support, Time and Recovery worker you will be an integral part of this initiative.
As the post holder, you will be working as part of the multi-disciplinary team within the Emergency Department and also on the hospital wards. Your role will involve making first contact with patients referred to the service from the wards, supporting those awaiting assessment in the streaming area, providing emotional support and psychosocial interventions through care plans to those patients referred to the Mental Health Liaison Service, assisting the qualified practitioners in the assessment of patient’s and also providing liaison to a wide variety of community services.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated people who are flexible and have excellent inter-personal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and staff.
You must be able to demonstrate a high standard of interpersonal skills including empathy, warmth and understanding and have a good knowledge of mental health issues. You must also be able to demonstrate experience of working with people experiencing mental health difficulties. Documentation skills must also be of a high standard.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties and/or a learning disability
- Experience of providing presentations and developing groupwork materials
- Awareness of local services and community provision
Desirable
- Experience of mental health services as a service user or carer
- Experience with data inputting e.g. electronic clinical record systems
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Evidence of inter-personal skills and the ability to form therapeutic relationships with services users and carers
- Ability to work in a demanding environment
Desirable
- Ability to motivate others
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- To have an understanding of mental health or learning disability issues
- Standard IT skills e.g. Microsoft office
- NVQ level 3 in mental health/ learning disabilities or equivalent qualification
Desirable
- Knowledge of benefit & employment services
- Have an understanding of using a trauma informed approach
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This advert is for Mental Health Liaison Service Support, Time and Recovery Worker with Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust in Hull, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Jul 2026.
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