Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
The expectation of this post holder will be to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust’s Values in their day-to-day work. These are:
●We are kind
●We are respectful
●We work together with our communities.
The post holder will be a qualified mental health practitioner (nurse, social worker, occupational therapist) and will work as a member of the Psychiatric Liaison Service (PLS), serving Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT). The Psychiatric Liaison Service (PLS) incorporates aspects of the RAID model of liaison psychiatry, pioneered in Birmingham.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide a comprehensive Psychiatric assessments within emergency department and acute wards throughout Barking, Havering and Redbridge University hospital sites.
2. The psychiatric liaison team offers a 24 hours service for adults over the age of 18.
3. Developing plans of care and make difficult decisions in cases where patients are exhibiting complex psychosocial needs and/or challenging behaviours.
4. undertake comprehensive mental health assessments.
5. Making clinical decision in conjunction with the Clinical Lead and MDT to formulate appropriates care plans.
6. Post Holder will be required to carry out an effective assessment and have the ability/ knowledge to signpost to appropriate organization/ teams which will include face to face assessment in the emergency departments and on the acute wards.
7. To liaise with internal and external services in making decisions for services users care.
Working for our organisation
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
8. We are kind.
9. We are respectful.
10. We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
Starting with Us
NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will also have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend several drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 pro rata for part time).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
Essential criteria
11. Applicant need to be at least 2 years experience as a band 6
12. Experience inpatient or crisis team for 2 years.
13. Applicant will need to be registered with any of the professional bodies NMC, Social work or Occupational therapist
14. To be a qualified student assessor relevant to professional qualification.
15. High standard of literacy and numeracy.
16. Ability to formulate clear and concise clinical records and be able to disseminate information appropriately and to relevant agencies.
17. To be flexible, supportive and if required to be able to go to other site Queens hospital as required.
Desirable criteria
18. Any other qualification CBT trained, AMHP or Social worker
19. Have experience working within liaison services/assessment within the A&E Department/General Hospital.
20. Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
Shortlisting Criteria
Essential criteria
21. Applicant need to be at least 2 years experience as a band 6
22. Applicant will need to be registered with any of the professional bodies NMC, Social work or Occupational therapist.
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
23. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
24. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
25. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
26. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.