Mental Health Liaison Practitioner
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Ipswich, IP4 5PDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
25 October 2026
6 days leftJob description
The NSFT East Suffolk Mental Health Liaison Service, based in Ipswich Hospital, are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practi...
A flexible 'can do' attitude, with a willingness to build links with general hospital colleagues is essential to ensure that a proactive interface is created between mental health and medicine. You will have the relevant post qualification experience, including acute mental health and crisis management and be able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the differing needs of people within the general hospital.
Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments of patients referred from A&E, medical/surgical wards.
- Assess and manage risk of harm to self or others, including suicide and self-neglect
- Provide evidence-based brief interventions, advice, and signposting to appropriate services
- Offer support and education to acute hospital colleagues in managing mental health presentations
- Maintain high-quality clinical documentation
- Support timely discharge planning, including mental health input to complex cases
- Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute to shared clinical decision-making
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You will be key in the efficient delivery of the liaison service; in improving response and management of referrals; in improving knowledge and understanding of mental health issues within the acute hospital; in helping the team meet their key performance indicators and be proactive in helping explore and develop partnerships and pathways to improve patient prognosis and outcometeam is a 24/7 service. Therefore you will be required to work Long Days, including nights. We will provide a full induction. We have a genuine commitment to training and development with shared opportunities across the two Trusts. We are proud of our culture of honesty, team involvement and ownership to both patient care and job satisfaction.
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!
Benefits included with this role are:-
- 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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Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
- Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants)
- Ongoing professional development working towards degree level ( if professional registration is following a diploma level course)
Desirable: - Recognised Leadership/Management training; - Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
- Able to demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
- Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions
Desirable: - Experience in supporting service development
Skills
Essential: - Effective analytical and decision-making skills; - Care planning and Risk assessment knowledge and skills
Knowledge
Essential: - The ability to use clinical assessment tools and outcome measures effectively and collaboratively
Desirable: - Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
13 October 2026
Last checked
15 October 2026
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