Liaison Psychiatry Team Manager
| Posting date: | 20 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 March 2026 |
| Location: | Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7QB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9294-26-0082 |
Summary
To be responsible for carrying out robust specialist assessments ensuring discharge from theED/ward areas is clinically sound and timely with the ability to engage challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations. To be responsible for making clear autonomous decisions based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options which will include those related to the admission and discharge of patients. To utilise a wide variety of clinical skills appropriate to the needs of individual patients and the clinical setting in which they are required to be seen. To provide a broad range of specialist psychosocial treatments for individual patients and a specialist consultation-liaison service to referring clinicians and clinical teams, assisting them in decision making in difficult and complex cases. To work with colleagues to develop and promote the services philosophy, framework of care delivery and strategic objectives, taking responsibility for specific areas of policy and strategy delivery. To work with colleagues to develop clinical expertise and high standards of nursing practice, as defined by the Nursing and Midwifery code of professional conduct (2015). To deliver care that is evidence based, reflecting current best practice and research. To participate in structured clinical supervision in accordance with Trust policies and procedures and to take responsibility for the supervision of nurses and others in non mental health settings working with patients with mental health problems. To demonstrate clinical excellence and high standards of nursing practice to other staff. To demonstrate sound understanding of the legal and ethical issues in caring for the mentally ill. In particular, demonstrating sound understanding of the Mental Health Act (1983)/MentalCapacity Act and its use in a non mental health setting. To provide clients and carers with verbal and written up to date information on the services offered by the Trust, how to express their views, complaints procedure and what they can expectfrom the service. To provide an effective link between the specialist community mental health teams and general hospital services. To provide highly specialist knowledge and expert advice to health and social care professionals providing specialist support and intervention to patients, families and carers. To communicate clearly and sensitively in situations that are contentious and/or hostile, demonstrating a high level of interpersonal skills, self awareness and empathy in all communications. To negotiate and problem solve in contentious and/or antagonistic situations where agreement is required or communicate clear decisions and rationale when agreement cannot be reachede.g. in situations where the Mental Health Act may be needed to be used.