Liaison Psychiatry Practitioner


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Ashford, TN24 0LZ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	4 Aug 2026
Closing date:	18 Aug 2026

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Summary

To work as part of a psychiatric liaison team providing a liaison and assessment service 7 days per week that will involve working unsocial hours and public holidays. Offer an assessment service to patients aged 18+ (with no upper age limit) presenting at the general hospital with a broad range of mental health and psychological problems, and diagnosed psychiatric illnesses. Providing a mental health consultation, liaison and advice service throughout the departments. Delivering a range of evidence based psychosocial interventions to individual patients as required. Assisting and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations. Providing formal and informal education and case consultation to registered and unregistered staff. Representing mental health services within the Hospitals. Providing a communication structure between secondary mental health services, primary care and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care. Please see job description for full details.

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