Older Adult Specialist Practitioner - Psychiatric Liaison Service
The closing date is 08 March 2026
Job summary
Are you an experienced mental health professional passionate about improving outcomes for older adults in acute hospital settings?
The Psychiatric Liaison Service (PLS) is looking for a skilled Older Adult Specialist Practitioner to join our team supporting patients at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe General Hospital.
You will work autonomously to complete comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments, deliver evidence-based interventions, and collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams across health and social care. The role also includes providing consultation, education and support to acute hospital staff to enhance understanding and management of psychiatric presentations in older adults.
This is an opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice, liaison working and clinical leadership. You will contribute to service improvement, support staff development and help shape high-quality psychiatric liaison provision across Buckinghamshire.
Main duties of the job
- Providing expertise in first contact care and immediate management, consistent with published NICE and RCPsych guidance, for patients under the care of the Buckinghamshire Health Care Trust at the Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe General Hospital sites.
- Work independently to carry out skilled and comprehensive psychosocial assessments for older adults (and adults of working age, if required). To use agreed assessment tools to conduct comprehensive assessments - including risk.
- Use advanced level skills to provide safe, high quality, evidence-based care for patients presenting to Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe General Hospital in need of urgent psychiatric care.Make appropriate referrals to other services in Oxford Health, other statutory and non-statutory agencies.
- Work in collaboration with GPs and other health and social care colleagues and refer patients onward as determined by their clinical and social needs.
- To communicate highly sensitive, complex and confidential information to patients, relatives, carers and multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.
- Effectively manage the presenting needs of patients referred to the service. This can include providing time-limited interventions involving more than one clinical area or model of practice.
- Assess and manage risk whilst acting as a lead to advise on the management or risk within BHT for older adult mental health patient
Please see full Job description and Person Spec for more details.
About us
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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"
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Details
Date posted
20 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
267-BM7766918
Job locations
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Wilkes House, John Hampden Unit
Aylesbury
HP21 8AL
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Wilkes House, John Hampden Unit
Aylesbury
HP21 8AL
Employer's website
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