Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner

The closing date is 29 July 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a highly dedicated Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to join our Liaison Psychiatry Service at Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford, Surrey.

Our team provides a comprehensive specialist service to patients, clinicians and carers in the general hospital setting.

This is a challenging but rewarding role, offering an exciting opportunity to Nurses, Occupational Therapists or Social Workers who have a strong assessment and therapeutic skills. You will need the ability to work autonomously whilst still contributing to the team as a whole. Previous experience of working in Liaison Psychiatry and across ages is desirable, although not essential. We offer excellent staff support through clinical supervision and teamwork.

You will have an excellent and positive approach to work, with an outstanding, demonstrable background of providing high quality care. You will have an insight into liaison psychiatry and the national guidelines impacting these services. You will have experience and willingness to teach and educate others within the team and the wider network as well as a commitment to service development and the best possible outcomes for people in the acute hospital setting.

This position attracts Recruitment and Retention Payments (please see supporting documents)

Main duties of the job

The team is CORE 24, as such you will be expected to work a shift system across a 24hr period seven days a week, primarily assessing patients who are referred from our inpatient wards or those who present to the Emergency Department.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

15 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£50,008 to £56,908 a year Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

325-7295097-SS

Job locations

Psychiatric Liaison Service Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description document attached for more information on the requirements for this job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description document attached for more information on the requirements for this job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC, HCPC or SWE registration
Clinical qualification at Diploma level or above in Mental Health nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Psychology with evidence of transferable mental health skills and practice.

Desirable

Post qualification training to degree level is desirable but not essential

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable expertise in complex assessment of people with both mental and physical health issues
Demonstrable ability to develop practical innovations and approaches to issues and complex problems.
Proven ability to support Change management and Service Redesign
In depth awareness of liaison psychiatry and National agendas for the development of liaison services
Expertise and experience in supervision and supporting the growth of other staff.
Proven ability to provide training and education regarding mental health and complex clinical topics

Desirable

Proven track record of building positive relationships with partner agencies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC, HCPC or SWE registration
Clinical qualification at Diploma level or above in Mental Health nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Psychology with evidence of transferable mental health skills and practice.

Desirable

Post qualification training to degree level is desirable but not essential

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable expertise in complex assessment of people with both mental and physical health issues
Demonstrable ability to develop practical innovations and approaches to issues and complex problems.
Proven ability to support Change management and Service Redesign
In depth awareness of liaison psychiatry and National agendas for the development of liaison services
Expertise and experience in supervision and supporting the growth of other staff.
Proven ability to provide training and education regarding mental health and complex clinical topics

Desirable

Proven track record of building positive relationships with partner agencies.

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.