Mental Health Liaison Officer

Posting date:	27 January 2026
Salary:	£35,180.00 to £43,125.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£35180.00 - £43125.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	27 February 2026
Location:	Wakefield, WF1 1LT
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	B0221-26-0000

Summary

Manage safeguarding concerns appropriate to your role and level of training. To liaise with and act upon referrals from patients and members of the team within the organisation. The post holder will take a lead role in promoting partnership working around mental health, both internally and externally. The post holder will have responsibility for mental health specific clinical governance activity within organisation which will include the monitoring of standards of care and service, staff support, continuous professional development, supporting practice education, clinical supervision and the implementation of policy and clinical guidelines. The post holder will provide crisis intervention to patients. Works in partnership with General Practitioners, Consultants, Nursing and Social Care colleagues to manage patients with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic mental health conditions. Refers patients as appropriate to other members of the multidisciplinary team, secondary care and to other statutory and voluntary organisations. Provides and promotes evidence based care in line with appropriate clinical guidelines and works within clinical protocols, professional guidelines and codes of conduct. Works within all relevant policies and procedural guidelines. Where the post holder is an independent prescriber- prescribes, administers and supplies medication without own competence. Challenge professional and organisational boundaries, identify areas for skill/knowledge development and apply these to practice to provide continuity and high quality patient health care. Communicates highly sensitive condition related information to patients, relatives and carers. Audits outcomes of care against standards and initiates changes as necessary. There will be a necessity to provide street outreach services as part of this role which will involve providing services for patients in locations outside of the surgery environment. Proactively works with the community and other statutory and voluntary agencies empowering, enabling, encouraging and supporting individuals, families and groups to address issues which affect their health and social well-being. Initiates and carries out programmes of health screening. Uses developed communication, negotiation, conflict management skills which require empathy, reassurance and persuasive skills where there can be significant barriers to acceptance which need to be overcome. Keep accurate, contemporaneous documentation and care plans in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, local and national guidelines. Develop effective communication links with other professionals and agencies across all boundaries, at all levels of the organisation including users, carers, social care and the voluntary sector to insure effective delivery of care that provides the best outcome possible for service users. To listen and empathise with the needs of individuals interfacing with the service adjusting communication styles accordingly. Work effectively with interpreters. To maintain competencies and professional development by regularly attending appropriate up dates and workshops to ensure a high standard of quality care is delivered. Works collaboratively and in partnership with other practitioners on care practices, delivery and service development. Plans and delivers own clinics. Acts as a role model for nursing staff within the team and provides strong leadership across the organisation. Research and facilitate change in practice designed to improve clinical outcomes and meet the needs of patients and care givers that are consistent with local/national standards and current research. Works collaboratively as a team member to achieve the objectives of the team. To recognise ethical and legal issues which have implications for nursing practice and clinical governance and contribute to the implementation of systems to ensure clinical governance processes. Partakes in clinical supervision for own development. Attendance at MDTs to advocate for service users and the Housing Needs Service from a health perspective. Actively participates in clinical and practice meetings. Acts as mentor for nurses, HCAs and other professionals. Leads on setting standards and promotes best practice around mental health. Acts with honesty and integrity at all times and acts as a positive ambassador for Bevan Healthcare. Understands the social enterprise model and ethos. Undertake appropriate mandatory training. Participate in networking and sharing practice events with other nurses within the locality. Working within the guidelines and protocols of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, foster an empowering attitude with colleagues. Lead and manage projects as appropriate including outreach services. Provides expert advice on educational opportunities relating to specialist knowledge and skills in clinical practice at an individual, team and organisational level to facilitate and ensure the development and support of both standard and advanced nursing practice. Assist with the recognition, assessment and development of the learning needs of colleagues, participating in the creation, delivery and evaluation of learning opportunities that fulfil these requirements. Obtain, analyse, share and use current information for decision making. Use information as a basis to raise standards of practice and service delivery. Participate in research and clinical audit projects/QOF/KPPIs. Foster a culture of lifelong learning to colleagues and students. Regular involvement in research/evaluation and/or development work which may be as part of one or more formal research programmes or activities. Identifies, applies and disseminates research findings relating to clinical practice. Supports practitioners to undertake audit within service specific areas.