Registered mental health liaison nurse

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Registered mental health liaison nurse

£39728

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, Kemp Town, The City of Brighton and Hove

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 4 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 065fda735eae4915b6fb137b39cd6b84

Full Job Description

Are you looking for a new challenge?

This is a great time to join the Liaison team and be part of building a creative and innovative service for people experiencing mental health problems while in an acute hospital setting. We are focused on providing outstanding care and treatment that people and their families can be confident in, both in the emergency department and on the inpatient wards at the Royal Sussex.

Working in the MHLT is an excellent opportunity to be part of a supportive, rapidly developing and award winning Mental Health Liaison Team based at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. The RSCH being a regional trauma centre for the south east of England which also houses a number of regional specialist wards on site.,

  • Provide clear Emergency and Urgent Care mental health Pathways for patients, aged 17 years upwards, who attend the Emergency Department or are admitted into the general inpatient wards.

  • Give a rapid response to patients, aged 17+ years, referred from the Emergency Department and linked wards.

  • Provide an urgent response time of 24 hours to all General inpatient Ward referrals, this includes Older Persons Mental Health input.

  • Ensure our specialist mental health liaison expertise is delivered while working collaboratively with our acute hospital colleagues and teams across the site.

  • Provide excellent clinical outcomes, patient centred care and expert risk management while improving patient experience and involvement.

  • Ensure the 24/7 delivery of liaison input to the acute hospital given the MHLT's CORE 24 service provision.

  • Provide mental health education, teaching and development for acute hospital staff.

    We are a large NHS Mental Health Trust in South East England. We're looking for people to help us provide high quality services for the patients, carers and local communities we serve.


  • We want patients and staff to recommend our organisation as a place where they would be happy for their friends and family to be treated. You can help us do this by bringing your skills, experience and commitment to Sussex Partnership NHS Trust.

    £15.67 to £19.10 an hour Enhancements: Weekends, Bank Holidays + Nights