• Job Description

  Req#: B9832-2025-NM-9934?language=en&page=854&sort=publicationDateDes

  Job summary

  Up to 37.5 hours per week.

  The primary function of this role is to undertake triage of patients presenting to the ED by completing a brief assessment of issues and risk and formulating, communicating and documenting an appropriate management plan or signposting away from the department to suitable other community based crisis services. Full mental health assessments will also be a key aspect of this role.

  Main duties of the job

  The role will support the ED front door by actively reviewing and responding to MH presentations within the department, there will be no need for a formal referral from the ED in order for the practitioner to initiate a mental health triage this will support patient flow and colleagues within urgent care.

  This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

  Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

  All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

  About us

  Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

  As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

  We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

  We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

  Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

  Details

  Date posted

  20 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £46,148 to £52,809 a year pa, pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

  Reference number

  B9832-2025-NM-9934

  Job locations

  200 Mount Gould Road

  Mount Gould

  Plymouth

  Devon

  PL4 7PY

  
  

  Psychiatric Liaison

  Derriford Hospital

  Plymouth

  Devon

  PL6 8DH

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Liaison Psychiatry is the sub specialty of Psychiatry involving assessment and management of mental health needs related to physical problems. Clinical presentations span a wide spectrum from organic psychosis, severe depression or somaform disorder to adjustment reactions, delirium, dementia and abnormal health behaviour. The postholder will be a robust critical thinker, making accountable clinical decisions in the unpredictable environment that the Emergency Department can offer.The postholder will be experienced in positive risk management as a way of working. The postholder will have an understanding of diagnostic overshadowing as a reason for apparent MH presentations, as well as understanding and knowledge of physical health conditions that can have a negative impact on mental health.Where a person has urgent physical health needs the ED will generally lead the initial interventions and wherever possible involve the MH Clinical specialist in the initial stages to co-determine what likely requirements there will be for MH assessment and intervention.Has an understanding of common medications that can have a negative impact on mental health presentations.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Liaison Psychiatry is the sub specialty of Psychiatry involving assessment and management of mental health needs related to physical problems. Clinical presentations span a wide spectrum from organic psychosis, severe depression or somaform disorder to adjustment reactions, delirium, dementia and abnormal health behaviour. The postholder will be a robust critical thinker, making accountable clinical decisions in the unpredictable environment that the Emergency Department can offer.The postholder will be experienced in positive risk management as a way of working. The postholder will have an understanding of diagnostic overshadowing as a reason for apparent MH presentations, as well as understanding and knowledge of physical health conditions that can have a negative impact on mental health.Where a person has urgent physical health needs the ED will generally lead the initial interventions and wherever possible involve the MH Clinical specialist in the initial stages to co-determine what likely requirements there will be for MH assessment and intervention.Has an understanding of common medications that can have a negative impact on mental health presentations.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Extensive experience within a Liaison setting or other community facing urgent care service Extensive experience of autonomous working Extensive experience of working within complex health and social care environments

  Desirable

  • Experience of carrying out investigations or willingness to undertake organisational training

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Ability to work shifts and to be flexible. High levels of professional and personal resilience

  Desirable

  • Experience of using Systm 1/IT Skills

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Masters Level qualification in relevant field or significant experience of working in this area and clear transferable skills Registered Mental health professional with current HCPC/NMC status Clear evidence of CPD relevant to crisis mental health work

  Desirable

  • Willlingness to undertake masters level qualification DASH trained

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Extensive experience within a Liaison setting or other community facing urgent care service Extensive experience of autonomous working Extensive experience of working within complex health and social care environments

  Desirable

  • Experience of carrying out investigations or willingness to undertake organisational training

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Ability to work shifts and to be flexible. High levels of professional and personal resilience

  Desirable

  • Experience of using Systm 1/IT Skills

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Masters Level qualification in relevant field or significant experience of working in this area and clear transferable skills Registered Mental health professional with current HCPC/NMC status Clear evidence of CPD relevant to crisis mental health work

  Desirable

  • Willlingness to undertake masters level qualification DASH trained

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Livewell Southwest

  Address

  200 Mount Gould Road

  Mount Gould

  Plymouth

  Devon

  PL4 7PY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Livewell Southwest

  Address

  200 Mount Gould Road

  Mount Gould

  Plymouth

  Devon

  PL4 7PY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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