Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner

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.

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!

£37,338 to £44,962 a year 11.5 hour shifts Monday - Sunday, 24 hours a day.