Acute Liaison Practitioner

To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team supporting the assessment and care planning for our service users. To act as the liaison practitioner for East CMHT with psychiatric acute services, including inpatient wards and crisis resolution and home treatment teams. To act as lead practitioner to an agreed caseload of service users with severe and enduring mental illness. To undertake ongoing assessment, treatment and evaluation for service users known to the service. To support the delivery of therapeutic interventions either individually or within a group setting. Support the transformation of the team to deliver local evidence-based care.,

• To lead the clinical management of a designated group of service users.
To gather weekly clinical information from relevant inpatient acute services and report back to the team MDT. Attend Southampton Crisis team MDT to support in the review of East CMHT patients / service users and screen as appropriate, the suitability for CMHT support. Support Southampton acute pathway team in identifying barriers to discharge from psychiatric wards. To allocate work to junior colleagues, reviewing progress and agreed outcomes. 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 work as a member of the multi disciplinary team in assessing and planning care and responding to changes in service users' health.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve. Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time. Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.