Children and Young People (CYP) Mental Health Liaison Matron
| Posting date: | 20 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 December 2025 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE1 5WW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9358-25-0673 |
Summary
-Provide Effective Leadership and Communication - -Delivery of Effective Health care within the organisation -Clinical Governance , Reduction of Risk, Audit, and Research 1.1 To improve patient experience, quality and efficiency of service in the acute paediatric setting by focusing on CYP with mental health issues that can complicate their care and discharge. 1.2 To support staff within the units to appropriately risk assess, plan and deliver care and support the pathway of children and young people with mental health conditions within the acute Trust. 1.3 To ensure the nursing care delivered to CYP with mental and physical health needs is of high quality, research based and is patient and family focussed. 1.4 To work alongside the newly appointed General Paediatrician with an interest in Eating Disorders and the Paediatric Dietician with an Interest in Eating Disorders to develop the inpatient Eating disorder pathway within UHL and to work in collaboration with the CAMHS Eating Disorders service. 1.5 Work with Play Specialists to ensure that resources are available for children / young people whilst in the Childrens ED or on the Paediatric wards. 1.6 To co-ordinate care for children and young people by liaising with the medical, nursing , CAMHS colleagues and other support services and to support communication between the Young Person, acute paediatric/adult medical team, CAMHS, Childrens Services, Safeguarding teams, Eating Disorders service, Learning disability team and Discharge team etc . 1.7 To help deliver organise and deliver the MDT Psychosocial weekly meeting between UHL Gen Paeds Team and CAMHS (and other services as required). 1.8 Provide information, referral and/or appropriate sign-posting for Children, young people, carers and parents. 2. Provide managerial and clinical advice and where necessary practical support with implementation of the Trusts mental health and associated policies with particular focus on advocacy and compliance with legal responsibilities .1To develop education and training programmes in collaboration with the Practice Development Teams and Lead Nurse for the Childrens Hospital to ensure that knowledge, skills and competencies of the trained staff and students are able to meet patients' and carers' needs by develop learning outcomes and competency assessments for all staff. ..0 Provide managerial and clinical advice and where necessary practical support with implementation of the Trusts mental health and associated policies with particular focus on advocacy and compliance with legal responsibilities Provide managerial, clinical expertise and advice on clinical risk issues associated with CYP Mental Health.