Senior Liaison Flow Practitioner
East London NHS Foundation Trust
London, E13 8SP
Salary
£55,524 to £62,652
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 September 2026
17 days left
Job description
The post holder will be part of the Mental Health Psychiatric Liaison Team which is a model of psychiatric liaison serving the Newham University Hospi...
The post holder will work across Newham's Crisis pathway services where needed. The Service forms part of Newham's crisis pathway and operates a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week service for people aged 16 years and above who present with a suspected mental health, self-harm or drug and alcohol problem. The service will maintain focus on identifying, assessing and care planning for older people.
The post holder will be expected to be self-motivating and autonomous with the ability to demonstrate accurate formulations of mental state, risk and need for people over the age of 16 years taking into account medical and social factors and referring on to other disciplines in the team or other agencies as appropriate within the given timeframes for the service.
The post holder will provide advice on mental health issues and participate in carrying out training programmes for clinical teams on the management of a wide variety of mental health problems.
The post holder will be expected to maintain the highest degree of customer service at all times and will work in collaboration with the teams and organisations who come into contact with the service.
- Have a wide base of clinical skills, knowledge and experience appropriate to the needs of individual patients over the age of 16 years and to the clinical settings in which they are required to be seen. Where clinical knowledge requires more specialist input e.g. 16 and 17 year old or drugs and alcohol the post holder will be expected to refer on to the relevant department.
- Carry out specialist assessments across the crisis pathway and develop, implement, evaluate and document specialist management plans and care plans as appropriate to the individual patients needs and behaviours.
- Provide a consultation-liaison service to clinicians and clinical teams within the acute hospital. This will include giving specialist advice on a range of care, treatment and patient management issues including psychiatric emergencies.
- Demonstrate a high standard of record keeping and documentation with adherence to trust policy and an understanding of professional guidelines and application of confidentiality.
- Work with colleagues to develop and promote the philosophy of the psychiatric liaison service, framework of care delivery and strategic objectives, taking responsibility for specific areas of policy and strategy delivery.
- Work with colleagues to develop clinical expertise and high standards of nursing practice, as defined by the Nursing & Midwifery Council Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives (2009).
- Deliver care that is evidence based, reflecting current best practice and research.
- Actively participate in structured regular management supervision provided by your line manager in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. You may also be expected to take responsibility for the supervision of nurses and others in non-mental health settings working with patients with mental health problems.
- Demonstrate clinical excellence and high standards of nursing practice to other colleagues.
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of the legal and ethical issues in caring for the mentally ill. In particular, demonstrating sound understanding of the Mental Health Act (2007), Mental Capacity Act (2005), deprivation of liberty safeguards and their application in a non-mental health setting.
- Demonstrate the ability to receive and give complex clinical details clearly and appropriate to the situation, with patients, carers and colleagues.
Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly, sensitively and with compassion in situations that are emotional, contentious and/or hostile.
Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills, self-awareness and empathy in all communications
Demonstrate an ability to negotiate and problem solve in contentious and/or antagonistic situations where agreement cannot be reached e.g. in situations where the Mental Health Act may be needed to be used.
Demonstrate the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues within the psychiatric liaison team, Barts Health staff and East London Foundation Trust staff.
Take responsibility for agreed clinical, managerial and strategic projects associated with the provision of the psychiatric service. This will include planning, implementing, reviewing and revising these projects as necessary.
In the absence of the Team Manager; take responsibility for the immediate management of the team and patient care provided, to agreed local and professional standards.
In the absence of the Team Manager, take responsibility for the co-ordination of all activities within the clinical area or equivalent sphere.
Ensure the promotion of health and safety regulations in relation to the well-being and interests of the patients, staff and all visitors who come into contact with the team environment.
At all times follow the Nursing & Midwifery Council Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwives (2009) and ensure that all staff within their sphere of responsibility also follows the code as laid down.
Supervise monitor and appraise the performance of junior staff within the sphere of designated responsibility, and report to the team manager.
Assist the shift co-ordinator and senior management to exercise day to day control of the budget for the service.
Act as change agent to promote innovation and high standards of practice in line
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse/Occupational Therapsit/Social Worker
- Current Professional Registration
- ENB 998 or equivalent
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Recognised post graduate qualifications in a specialist area of adult or older adult mental health
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience in the field of adult and/or older adult
- Previous experience at working at senior level
- Previous experience at working autonomously
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary mental health team
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and of ensuring that nursing practice is culturally sensitive
- Experience of supervising staff
- Extensive and demonstrable experience of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care, particularly in an acute care or older adult community setting
- Essential and demonstrable experience of writing concise and clear clinical reports
- Experience of teaching and assessing in specialist mental health adult and/or older adult settings
- Experience of developing or contributing to the development of new services preferably in mental health
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to promote the rights, responsibilities and recovery of adults and/or older adults with mental health problems
- Demonstrate a full understanding of the key issues and priorities relating to the provision of liaison mental health services in an acute hospital for aged 16 years and over
- Demonstrate an understanding of the expectations, pressures and demands of an acute inner city hospital, wards and registered care homes
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of current legislation and policy pertaining to the provision of mental health services in all settings including the Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, NHS andCare Act, 2014 , Human Rights Act 1998
- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge, expertise and practical experience of a full range of therapeutic nursing skills and approaches to people with mental health problems aged 16 years and above
- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge, understanding and practical experience of risk assessment and risk management
- Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of child and adult protection issues
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical governance and the provision of evidenced based care
- Demonstrate a clear understanding and commitment to implementing the Equal Opportunities policy
- Demonstrate an understanding of research and audit
- Demonstrate well developed and confident professional nursing skills
- Demonstrate skills in providing effective nursing leadership
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First seen
4 September 2026
Last checked
5 September 2026
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