Mental Health Liaison Nurse | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | London, CR7 7YE |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 29 Aug 2026 |
Summary
About the team:
The Croydon Mental Health Liaison Service provides psychiatric assessments for people, aged 18 and above, to determine if they need mental health care and treatment. We care for people who live in the London Borough of Croydon and our aim is to ensure that people get the expertise they need to address their mental health problems. We provide a 24-hour service to Croydon University Hospital offering urgent assessment and intervention to patients, the team includes Nurses, Doctors, an Occupational Therapist and a Clinical Psychologist
About the location:
The Croydon area has excellent schools both in the state and private sectors. Mental health care for patients who attend CUH is delivered by the Croydon Mental Health Liaison service provided by South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM). We are an ageless service along with the Older Adult Liaison Psychiatry service.
About the role:
The successful candidates will be clinically confident in assessing mental health service users presenting in emergencies, carrying out short term interventions and making independent decisions. You will thrive in a fast paced environment, often working under pressure. You will possess excellent assessment, communication skills and interpersonal skills. You will work well with others and enjoy multidisciplinary work whilst maintaining the highest standard in the quality of care. You will be expected to work in partnership with our clinical assessment unit (CAU), part of the mental health liaison services within the hospital.
Benefits:
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
• Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants
We look forward to receiving your application.
Education and Qualification
-Registered Adult Nurse and/or
-Registered Mental Health Nurse
and/or Registered Learning
-Disabilities Nurse
-Mentorship qualification
Experience and Knowledge
-Experience of research based/reflective practice
-understanding and ability to use
supervision to reflect on skills,
attitude and knowledge and
develop these by using evidence
based practice
-Significant relevant clinical
experience
-Evidence of continuing professional development
-Experience as a preceptor /
mentor
Skills and Abilities
-Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, without close supervision
-Resilient: able to cope with difficult
interpersonal situations
This advert closes on Monday 10 Aug 2026
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