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Band 6
Main area RMN Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (days, nights, weekends, bank holidays). Job ref 311‑O731‑26‑A.
Site: Royal Oldham Hospital, Town: Oldham. Salary £39,959 – £48,117 per annum. Salary period: Yearly. Closing 15/07/2026 23:59.
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Are you a Qualified Mental Health Professional looking for an exciting opportunity to work in a team that will help you to develop and achieve your goals? Oldham Liaison mental health is recruiting for a senior mental health liaison practitioner.
You’ll join an innovating team thriving to provide a high-quality service, ensuring patients receive a comprehensive assessment, onward referral and safety netted when the attend A&E in a mental health crisis, admitted on the wards or detained on S136.
Working in the LMHT you will receive all age referrals from A&E, hospital wards or section 136 from the police. Referrals will be assessed, and care planned for admission, discharge and signpost to services that can meet the needs of the individual. For service users presenting with symptoms of a severe and enduring illness, and/or risks to self or others, you will complete a comprehensive mental health assessment and risk assessment to ensure that risks are managed and ongoing support is provided.
Main duties of the job
- Work as part of the multi‑disciplinary Mental Health Liaison team to deliver an effective and efficient response to referrals from the acute trust, providing clinical assessments and interventions focusing on relapse prevention, early discharge and improved quality of life for patients referred.
- Be expected to undertake mental health assessments for people attending the Emergency Department, offering highly developed clinical and risk assessments and management plans.
- Provide a service to the wards within the general hospital, assessing individuals with a range of complex physical and mental health needs, including both functional and organic illnesses of later life in addition to younger people.
- Provide support and training to acute hospital staff regarding recognising mental health conditions and appropriate management and onward referral pathways.
- Provide information and clinical support to police and ambulance staff in order to help them make appropriate pathway decisions.
- Provide support and care for individuals brought to an identified Place of Safety under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act and co‑ordinate the assessment process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To have the ability to recognise and work within your own limitations and raise any concerns to senior staff.
- To be able to prioritise workload, completing the necessary tasks within the available time.
- To participate in service planning, evaluation and development.
- To comply with Trust Uniform Policy including the principle of ‘bare below the elbows’.
- In the absence of the clinical lead, act as shift coordinator and take responsibility for referral triaging and management, planning and allocating the workload on a day‑to‑day basis.
- To deal appropriately with clinical incidents, complaints etc from patients, relatives and members of the public, via line manager, in accordance with Trust policy.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
- Professional registration in health or social care with up‑to‑date accreditation.
- Additional training relevant to the role.
- Experience in risk assessment.
Knowledge
- Knowledge of national legislation (including MHA and MCA), guidelines and evidence‑based practice relevant to the role.
- Knowledge of risk assessment and holistic assessment practices.
- Knowledge of liaison role with A&E department and medical wards, common issues and presentations.
Skills and abilities
- Experience using holistic assessment approaches and complex risk management.
- Excellent organisational, problem‑solving/priority‑setting skills and able to work in a time‑pressed manner.
Work‑related circumstances
- Flexible working across division if necessary.
- To be able to work a range of shifts over a 24‑hour, 7‑day period on a rotation basis.
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve.
If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.
If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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