Band 7 Senior Liaison Psychiatry Practitioner | West London NHS Trust

We are looking for dedicated Registered Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists or Social Workers to join H&F LPS. You will be a senior member of a growing and dynamic service where learning, professional development and a supportive environment are promoted. If you have good clinical and leadership skills, this role will suit you.

You will offer a person-centred approach to service users’ treatment, recovery and well-being and will involve their carers/family members in the care planning where appropriate. You will offer guidance to junior members of the team and will share your knowledge and expertise with the multidisciplinary team. You will work closely with colleagues from the acute trust and from other parts of the health and social care system to improve the care of service users and their experience. You will be integral to team development and service improvement.

• Provide specialist bio-psycho-social assessment (usually working alone) of patients’ mental state (including the assessment of deliberate self-harm) and initial risk assessment and from this develop an appropriate immediate plan for care.
• Carry out robust risk assessments and care planning in a non-psychiatric environment.
• 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.
• Provide a broad range of specialist psychosocial interventions 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.
• Provide expert advice regarding the pharmacological management of mental health patients to non-mental health professionals, seeking clinical guidance from medical members of the team in relation to any specific prescribing advice.
• Provide advice, support and signposting to telephone callers regarding mental health issues, documenting as required.
• Be required to make clear autonomous decisions, with close support and supervision from more senior clinical staff, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options. This will include decisions related to discharge of patients.

About the Trust: West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m. The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’. The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Feb 2026.