Liaison Psychiatry Practitioner
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Ashford, TN24 0LZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
28 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
Are you a confident, experienced mental health clinician looking for a rewarding challenge? We are expanding our vital service into a full 24-hour ope...
- Work as part of a psychiatric liaison team providing a liaison and assessment service 7 days per week that will involve working unsocial hours and public holidays.
- Offer an assessment service to patients aged 18+ (with no upper age limit) presenting at the general hospital with a broad range of mental health and psychological problems, and diagnosed psychiatric illnesses.
- Provide a mental health consultation, liaison and advice service throughout the departments.
- Deliver a range of evidence based psychosocial interventions to individual patients as required.
- Assist and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.
- Provide formal and informal education and case consultation to registered and unregistered staff.
- Represent mental health services within the Hospital
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway.
Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.
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Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential
- Registered Professional Qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social Work, including registration with the relevant regulatory body.
Desirable: - Qualified Mentor (998 or equivalent)/ Accredited Practice Educator (APPLE programme for OT).
Assessment
Essential: - Robust Mental Health Needs assessment including risk, mental state and formulation
Knowledge and Skills
Essential: - Up to date knowledge of national and local guildance relevant to Liaison Psychiatry Service
Desirable: - Experience of leading service developments; - Experience in older adult assessment
Experience
Essential: - Minimum of 18 months post qualification practice experience in mental health - any age
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
14 October 2026
Last checked
16 October 2026
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