Liaison Psychiatry Nurse: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 39,959 to 48,117 £ / Year

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The Liaison Psychiatry service based at Kings Mill hospital is offering a substantive Band 6 Liaison Nurse post for an organised, highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who has excellent communication skills, a flexible approach to work and are committed to working with patients aged 18 and over. This role will involve working in the older age adult team (aged 65 and over)

This post is open to both experienced Nurses who are already operating at a band 6 level or above and experienced band 5 Nurses who will be supported into a band 6 position during induction process.

Main duties of the job

The Liaison Psychiatry service for seeks to deliver a comprehensive, integrated liaison psychiatry service for people over the age 18 in all departments of Kings Mill Hospital. The older age service covers Newark General and Mansfield and Ashfield Community Hospitals. It provides a year round proactive supportive service to our acute colleagues to facilitate the best possible care to those presenting with mental health conditions such as dementia, acute confusion and delirium.

The focus of our work includes urgent assessments in respect of self harm and mental health emergencies, advice and support to wards in respect of patients experiencing mental health problems .

A core requirement of our service is to provide training and education to our acute hospital colleagues and it is expected that the successful applicant will take an active role in this.

Person Specification

Further Training

Essential

  • Evidence of further training within mental health/psychiatry.

Desirable

  • ENB 998 or equivalent
  • Clinical supervision course

Skills

Essential

  • High level interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
  • IT skills
  • Effective teaching skills

Desirable

  • Clinical supervision skills
  • Caseload management
  • Presentation skills

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within an MDT
  • Recent experience with older adult mental health
  • Good understanding and knowledge of mental health legislation including the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act.

Desirable

  • Community Mental Health experience working with Older People with Mental Health problems
  • Recent experience of working within Liaison Psychiatry Services

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional mental health nursing qualification
  • NMC Registration

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation

Desirable

  • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 16 August 2026

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