Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Liaison Psychiatry for Older Persons Mental Health Nurse

The closing date is 03 July 2025

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for Band 6 mental health professionals to work within the Liaison psychiatry team for older people's as an integrated part of the crisis care pathway. This full time post will be based at Northampton and/or Kettering General Hospital within the Liaison Psychiatry for Older People (LPOP) Team. The ability to travel to both hospitals is essential. The post holder will provide a lead specialist role of Mental Health practitioner for people (over 65 years) with mental health problems who are receiving care and treatment in Kettering/Northampton General Hospital. This will include undertaking mental health assessments of older people with complex needs, advising on differential diagnosis and treatment plans and liaising with general hospital ward staff/MDT. The post holder will provide mental health interventions to individuals as appropriate and provide an expert advisory role to colleagues in the General Hospital settings. The post holder will help support in the ongoing development of liaison service for older people in the acute general hospital such as providing training to our general hospital colleagues.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work within the LPOP service but may also be able to support the wider functions of the Crisis Pathway that include countywide Acute Liaison Mental Health Service (ALMHS), Crisis cafes in partnerships with local third sector providers, Police Street triage options, the Crisis House, Police Custody Healthcare and the Crisis Response Unit (CRU).

Our services aims to reduce mental health attendance at Emergency Departments across the county, offer genuine opportunities for service users to self-refer at the point of crisis and provide partner organisations with proactive support and alternate pathways for service users who they come into contact with. The pathway has a strong emphasis in service user collaboration and Co-production at every level.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

19 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours

Reference number

270-TG109-MH-A

Job locations

Highfield Care Centre/Kettering General Hospital

Cliftonville Road

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse - Degree Level or equivalent knowledge and experience.
Experience of working with service users in crisis.
Experience of working with older people or those with complex health and social care needs.

Desirable

Nurse Prescribing

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

In depth knowledge and expertise of assessment, treatment interventions and complex procedures.
Expert knowledge and good understanding of the care management process and eligibility criteria, MHA, MCA, CPA, current legislation relating to older people.

Desirable

Experience of working within an acute hospital setting.
Advanced clinical skills in care of older adults with mental health needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse - Degree Level or equivalent knowledge and experience.
Experience of working with service users in crisis.
Experience of working with older people or those with complex health and social care needs.

Desirable

Nurse Prescribing

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

In depth knowledge and expertise of assessment, treatment interventions and complex procedures.
Expert knowledge and good understanding of the care management process and eligibility criteria, MHA, MCA, CPA, current legislation relating to older people.

Desirable

Experience of working within an acute hospital setting.
Advanced clinical skills in care of older adults with mental health needs.

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.