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Are you ready to take the next step in your career and join a supportive, specialist team? The Older Adults Liaison Psychiatry Service at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is seeking a Band 6 Liaison Practitioner to work across Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) and Nottingham City Hospital. This substantive role is full-time, but part-time applicants are welcome.
This is an exciting opportunity for an organised, motivated, and compassionate individual with a passion for older adults’ mental health. We welcome applications from nurses, occupational therapists, and social workers, regardless of prior liaison psychiatry experience.
No prior experience in liaison psychiatry? No problem! We provide a robust and supportive induction programme to ensure you feel confident before practising independently.
As Part Of Our Team, You’ll Benefit From
Collaborative Working: A multi-disciplinary environment where your expertise and ideas are valued.
Specialist Training: Develop advanced skills tailored to the unique needs of older adults.
Supportive Environment: Regular supervision, a comprehensive induction, and professional development opportunities.
If you have excellent communication skills, a flexible approach, and a commitment to making a difference, we encourage you to apply. Build a fulfilling career in our innovative, supportive service.
Join our Liaison Psychiatry Service, where compassion is at the forefront of mental health care for individuals aged 65 and over. Working across Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) and Nottingham City Hospital, our service offers proactive, specialist support to older adults facing mental health challenges such as dementia, acute confusion, delirium, and depression.
As a Pivotal Member Of Our Team, You Will
Provide Specialist Care: Deliver expert mental health assessments and interventions to older adults in an acute hospital setting, addressing complex psychiatric and co-morbid physical health needs.
Shape Education & Training: Equip acute hospital colleagues with the skills and knowledge to confidently manage mental health conditions, fostering a culture of awareness and responsiveness.
Promote Collaboration: Work closely with multidisciplinary teams, families, and carers to ensure a seamless, holistic approach to care.
Drive Service Excellence: Actively contribute to service development and innovation, ensuring older adults receive compassionate, high-quality care tailored to their needs.
Your role will be instrumental in improving the experience and outcomes for older patients, ensuring they receive the right care at the right time. By joining our service, you’ll not only make a difference to individuals and their families but also help shape a hospital-wide approach to mental health that prioritizes dignity, understanding, and excellence at every stage.
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joseph Longdon Job title: Team Manager Email address: joseph.longdon@nottshc.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07721 059 386
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