Mental Health Liaison Practitioner - Salisbury

Oxford Health NHS Trust

The closing date is 01 May 2025

Job summary

Do you want to develop your leadership skills and support clinicians to offer an excellent service to children and young people?If you're a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist or Social Worker, we're looking for you to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service team based in Salisbury Community CAMHS.

With a big national focus on improving services for children and young people's mental health and wellbeing, there has never been a better time to join Oxford Health CAMHS and make a positive difference to children and young people's life chances.

As the Clinical Specialist Mental Health Liaison Practitioner, you will help to lead the liaison service at Salisbury District Hospital working alongside Liaison Lead colleagues you will participate in the delivery and on-going development of the CAMHS Liaison Service across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW). As the identified lead, you will provide day-to-day leadership, coordination and clinical support for the Mental Health Liaison Service and ensure a consistent, responsive, high quality and user-friendly service is delivered.You will have the opportunity to make an active and meaningful contribution to our exciting service modernisation and redesign that is based on the Thrive model, ensuring children and young people get the right support, at the right time, in the right place, from individuals with the right skills.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will sit within Salisbury Community CAMHS and undertake comprehensive assessments of young people with mental health needs who present to the acute District General Hospital in Salisbury .

Salisbury Community CAMHS is a supportive multidisciplinary team who offer assessment, treatment, and consultation either in the clinic base or out in the community.

Risk assessment and management including the need for positive risk taking is an important part of the role. You will contribute to the clinical leadership of the team and provide supervision for other team members.

You can expect a comprehensive induction programme, including a range of shadowing opportunities to fully support the post holder in the role, ongoing in-house training and opportunities to attend external trainings. The team fully supports and delivers regular managerial, professional, peer, clinical, and safeguarding supervision to build upon confidence, competence, and commitment to developing self and the role.

You can start getting to know about us by having a look at our recruitment video:

BSW RECRUITMENT - YouTube

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression
Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

267-OA6952586

Job locations

Salisbury Community CAMHS

Salisbury District Hospital

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assessment of deliberate self-harm
Support to patients admitted with an eating disorder
Contribute a psycho-social perspective to patients admitted
Provide day support and consultation to hospital staff where a mental health need is identified
Identify and provide CAMHS training (this may involve other CAMHS colleagues)
Provide primary link to CAMHS within the acute District General Hospital.

Within the team, we work on a flexible working pattern within the multi-disciplinary team to provide cover for a core day 8am-8pm Monday-Friday and 10am-6pm Saturday Sunday and Bank Holidays. The flexible working patterns allows team members to work hours flexibly and for days off during the week. You will participate in covering the services 24 hour on call service on a rota basis. There is a robust system of support available from on call colleagues including the manager, consultant psychiatrist and senior manager on call.

This is a varied and rewarding role within a highly supportive team.

For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Terry Pearce on Clinical Team Manager Terry.Pearce@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assessment of deliberate self-harm
Support to patients admitted with an eating disorder
Contribute a psycho-social perspective to patients admitted
Provide day support and consultation to hospital staff where a mental health need is identified
Identify and provide CAMHS training (this may involve other CAMHS colleagues)
Provide primary link to CAMHS within the acute District General Hospital.

This is a varied and rewarding role within a highly supportive team.

For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Terry Pearce on Clinical Team Manager Terry.Pearce@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

Knowledge of mental health and community care legislation and policy

Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional

Essential

RMN/OT/Social Worker with mental health training
Current registration with relevant professional body; NMC, HCPC

Desirable

Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
Leadership Training/ Experience

Experience

Essential

Experience as a Band 6, or equivalent, Mental Health professional
Understanding and experience of working with children and young people with a wide range of mental health needs or relevant Mental Health experience
Experience of and commitment to working in a multi-agency setting working in partnership with a range of health, social care and education professionals
Experience of care coordination/role of Lead Professional
Ability to carry out assessments and psycho-social interventions

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

Knowledge of mental health and community care legislation and policy

Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional

Essential

RMN/OT/Social Worker with mental health training
Current registration with relevant professional body; NMC, HCPC

Desirable

Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
Leadership Training/ Experience

Experience

Essential

Experience as a Band 6, or equivalent, Mental Health professional
Understanding and experience of working with children and young people with a wide range of mental health needs or relevant Mental Health experience
Experience of and commitment to working in a multi-agency setting working in partnership with a range of health, social care and education professionals
Experience of care coordination/role of Lead Professional
Ability to carry out assessments and psycho-social interventions

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.