We have a great opportunity to join our team on a fixed term maternity cover contract.

Are you passionate about making a difference in mental health care? Join our dedicated team and play a crucial role in transforming lives within Acute Trusts across Somerset.

Your Role:

Comprehensive Assessments and Interventions: Conduct thorough mental health assessments and provide targeted interventions for patients presenting with suspected or actual mental health issues.

Expert Guidance: Empower acute care staff with specialist mental health advice, enabling them to manage a wide range of mental health challenges effectively.

Service Focus: Prioritise assessment, admission avoidance, and discharge planning in A&E. Facilitate early and effective discharge for adults from inpatient wards within the general hospital.

Continuous Professional Growth: Maintain and develop professional knowledge, skills and expertise at an advanced level., As a liaison clinician, you'll bridge the gap between mental and physical health within the acute hospital setting. Respond promptly to crisis referrals in the emergency department and from inpatient wards, performing critical tasks such as:

Biopsychosocial Assessments: Place patients and their loved ones at the heart of all evaluations and interventions.

Risk Management: Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and develop effective risk management plans.

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer

Flexible working options to help you balance work and life

NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security

Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax

A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breath takingcoastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.