Mental Health Liaison Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified RMN, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist to join the Salford Mental Health Liaison Team. The role involves providing clinical interventions, focusing on relapse prevention and early discharge for patients referred to the service. You will assess people in A&E, including under 16s, and provide support and training to acute hospital staff regarding mental illness. The team operates 24 hours a day and is based within Salford Royal Foundation Trust Hospital.
Essential criteria
- RMN, BA Social Work, BSc Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
- Successful completion of Preceptorship or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Professional degree
- Trained clinical supervisor
- [contact details removed] physical health related problems.
- Have a varied range of experience in relation to patient illness profiles and care settings.
- Possess a working experience of using a range of assessment tools for a range of mental health conditions
- Have the ability to liaise effectively with other disciplines, agencies and carers.
- Be able to evidence of continuous professional development
- Have experience of working within liaison services/assessment within A&E Department /General Hospital
- Have experience of working with older people with functional or cognitive impairment in either a community or inpatient setting
- Have experience of working with Children and Young People in either a community or inpatient setting
- Have experience of working across both inpatient and community settings
- Have experience / training in Psychosocial interventions
- Have knowledge of the background, range of services and evidence base of Liaison Psychiatry
- Have a sound knowledge of the social factors involved in the development of mental ill health and key features of relapse prevention
- Be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the co-morbidities on both mental and physical conditions
- Have a sound knowledge of Mental Health Act legislation
- Show motivation to learn and actively participate in training and learning of self and others
- Have experience of assessing people with illness associated with later life, or will develop competence in this area
- Have a sound knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and DOLS
- Have a knowledge of the PLAN accreditation scheme
- Skills & Abilities
- Be competent in the area of risk assessment and formulation of risk management plans including supporting patients who self-harm or are in a neglectful state
- Be able to undertake Bio/psychosocial assessments across a varied patient illness profile
- Be able to formulate clear discharge plans for a wide range of people.
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills with a wide range of people including professionals, patients and carers
- Have evidence of good time management and organisational skills being able to work under pressure
- Be motivated and flexible with a positive attitude to change and commitment to service improvement
- Be able to utilise the current IT systems within both GMMH and SRFT such as the Electronic Patient Record(s) and Datix
- Be able to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Be able to work a range of shifts over a 24 hour period
- Education/Qualifications
- RMN, BA Social Work, BSc Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
- Successful completion of Preceptorship or equivalent
- Professional degree
- Trained clinical supervisor
- [contact details removed] physical health related problems.
- Have a varied range of experience in relation to patient illness profiles and care settings.
- Possess a working experience of using a range of assessment tools for a range of mental health conditions
- Have the ability to liaise effectively with other disciplines, agencies and carers.
- Be able to evidence of continuous professional development
- Have experience of working within liaison services/assessment within A&E Department /General Hospital
- Have experience of working with older people with functional or cognitive impairment in either a community or inpatient setting
- Have experience of working with Children and Young People in either a community or inpatient setting
- Have experience of working across both inpatient and community settings
- Have experience / training in Psychosocial interventions
- Have knowledge of the background, range of services and evidence base of Liaison Psychiatry
- Have a sound knowledge of the social factors involved in the development of mental ill health and key features of relapse prevention
- Be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the co-morbidities on both mental and physical conditions
- Hav
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Liaison Practitioner
The closing date is 06 September 2026
Job summary
Informal visits and/or contact with the service beforehand are welcomed
Are you a qualified RMN, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist, looking for a new challenge, or to take the next step in your career? Do you enjoy varied work and the opportunity to develop your skills across a wide-range of presenting complaints and age groups? If the answer is 'yes', then an opportunity to work in a well-established, friendly and knowledgeable Liaison service may be for you.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic and knowledgeable Mental Health Practitioner to join the Salford Mental Health Liaison Team, based within Salford Royal Foundation Trust Hospital, recognised as one of the best hospitals in the NHS.
The Liaison Service has been established since 2010 and operates over a 24-hour period, in-line with CORE-24 requirements. The team incorporates over 20 whole time equivalent staff from different professional backgrounds and we are very proud to have recently received accreditation with the Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Network (PLAN) for the second time.
Main duties of the job
Work as part of the integrated multidisciplinary 24-hour mental health liaison service providing clinical inte
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