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Mental Health Liaison Practitioner b5 to 6 development

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Winchester, SO22 5DG £32,073 – £39,043 a year Permanent Posted 28 August 2026 Apply by 13 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton

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Role description

Job summary

To provide specialist mental health assessments for working age adult patients and older people within Hampshire Hospitals. To effectively and efficiently provide psychological support to patients with mental health needs who are temporarily in crisis, or who have mental health needs as a result of their physical illness or as a result of being hospitalised. To advise non-psychiatry staff on outcome of assessment and formulate a care plan based on clinical intervention and risk management. To provide time limited liaison reviews when needed for those patients with more complex and enduring mental health needs whilst inpatient in Hampshire Hospital NHS Trust. Work positively and collaboratively as an integral part of the Specialist Adult Mental Health services, Older Peoples Mental Health services and effectively liaise with multi-agency colleagues, patients, and their family and carers. Contribute to the development and quality of clinical practice of liaison work with this client group at local and national levels. To provide mental health education, advice and training to clinical staff and students at Hampshire Hospital NHS Trust. To work various shift patterns participating in a flexible, 7 days per week rota on a shift rotational basis. The service operates over a 24hr period therefore covering night shifts will be essential.

Main duties of the job

Demonstrate an advanced level of ability in evidence based mental health and risk assessments of people with mental health problems in the general hospital setting, involving assessing, planning, and evaluating care in collaboration with others.To co-ordinate and monitor the delivery of person-centred healthcare to a designated group of service users, using complex clinical decision making where appropriate.To effectively communicate complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to patients, their family and/or carers. Operating independently in making complex clinical judgements, evaluating alternative courses of action, and managing and advising on complex clinical issues regarding the treatment and care of patients. Negotiating the transfer of patients to secondary mental health services. To act in a manner to respect the customs, individuality, values, sexuality, and spiritual beliefs, actively supporting the individual to fulfil these.To create, develop and maintain professional supportive relationships with all members of staff with other professionals and agencies to enhance recovery.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Date posted

28 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year Development post Band 5-6

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-MNH-12332

Job locations

Royal Hampshire County Hospital

Romsey Road

Winchester

Hampshire

SO22 5DG

United Kingdom

Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG24 9NA

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Core Nurse, Social Work or Occupational therapy qualification

Desirable

None

Experience

Essential

Core qualification in Nursing, social work or Occupational Therapy

Desirable

Previous placement in Psychiatric Liaison or Crisis Team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.