Adult Hospital Liaison Mental Health Nurse

As part of ongoing development and expansion, we are developing our Hospital Liaison Team based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. The team is an all-age service, and we have older adult and substance misuse staff embedded within the core team.

We welcome applications from individuals with a minimum of 2 years experience delivering high-quality assessments alongside evidence-based interventions to adults receiving care within our local acute hospital.

This post is an exciting opportunity to make a difference and work in a developing service at the front end of physical and mental health care in the acute hospital setting. This role will enable you to make a real difference to the lives of local people by offering assessment, intervention, and liaison in relation to co-existing mental health and psychological issues. The service will work closely with physical health, community mental health, and IAPT services, as well as our local social care and non-statutory colleagues.

The role calls for a highly skilled individual with excellent assessment, communication, and brief intervention skills. The successful candidate must enjoy working as part of a wider team and fully understand the importance of liaison with other services. An awareness of how physical and mental illness can impact outcomes and quality of life is a must in this position, as well as good negotiation and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities include:

1. Understanding the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Care Act 2014, Care Programme Approach, and Deprivation of Liberty safeguards as they apply to a psychiatric liaison service.
2. Promoting and assisting in the maintenance of the highest attainable standard of nursing care in a general hospital setting, drawing on examples of current best practice.
3. Providing specialist support and advice to referring agencies and case management, preventing unnecessary delays.
4. Maintaining timely clinical records and sharing content of clinical records/information appropriately with other professionals and agencies, working across interfaces to improve communication and timely patient care.
5. Advising patients, carers, and significant others of the available resources, referring assessed needs to those agencies best able to meet these in the community, and facilitating the use of these resources.

About Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH):

RDaSH employs around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected. We have a wide portfolio that includes mental health, physical health, learning disability, and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organization. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first-class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

Clinical and Organisational Strategy 2023-2028

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer, visit our website:

Work with RDaSH

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organization. View our Allyship Video on YouTube to find out more:

Allyship Video

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

Main Terms and Conditions

For further details/informal visits, contact:

Name: Rachel Bryan
Job title: Hospital Liaison Manager
Email address: rachel.bryan@nhs.net
Telephone number: 03000 211286