Band 6 Psychiatric Liaison Nurse - Queen Elizabeth Hospital
The closing date is 29 April 2026.
We are increasing our establishment following a transformation project.
Are you an experienced, committed and enthusiastic mental health nurse looking to develop your skills within the largest and busiest hospital in the city? This is an exciting time within Birmingham Liaison Psychiatry. Following a recent increase in funding, we are looking to expand our team and develop our pathways across all of our hospital sites.
The Liaison Psychiatry Service is an innovative and award winning team delivering mental health assessment, intervention, care planning, signposting and onward referrals for patients in acute hospitals, initially developed in Birmingham in 2009. We work to address the mental health needs of people receiving physical health treatment from ages 16 years and upwards. Common presentations include deliberate self-harm, depression, dementia and psychosis. We assess people in A&E and from any ward/medical specialty across the hospital.
Main duties of the job
We are a specialised team of practitioners and work on the frontline of undertaking psychiatric assessments whilst developing safe and effective clinical management plans. We offer psychiatric assessments to patients in both A&E and the wards at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital as well as holding a caseload of those who require ongoing psychiatric care alongside their acute medical conditions.
We give you the opportunity to become a specialist nurse in liaison psychiatry, develop your assessment skills and be part of this innovative team. You must be a qualified nurse with experience of leading a team within clinical settings and be prepared to work across a 24 hour rota. Older adult experience is desirable but not essential. It is important that you have an understanding of multidisciplinary services and the challenges that face people with mental health problems.
Job responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible; this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualification/skills/experience
* Registered Mental Health Nurse
* Minimum 2 years post qualifying
* Experience as a band 6
* Experience of working in Older Adults
* Experience of leading a clinical team
* Experience in community
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.
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata
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