Job summary
- Main area
- The Psychiatric Liaison Service
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Weekends and unsocial hours
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Team works long days, 3 per week)
- Job ref
- 267-BM7188777
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wilkes House, The John Hampden Unit, Stoke Mandeville Hospital,
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum | Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Psychiatric Liaison Service Clinician - Aylesbury
Band 6
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
Do you want to join a small, fun and well regarded Liaison team in Buckinghamshire?
We are seeking a Psychiatric Liaison Service Clinician to join our Psychiatric Liaison Service. The purpose of the Bucks Psychiatric Liaison Service (PLS) is to provide a liaison psychiatry service for patients in acute psychiatric states (psychosis, severe depression, dementia and delirium) presenting to the Acute Hospital Trust and where appropriate provide assessment, liaison and treatment advice so that patients will have their mental health needs met as well as their physical needs.
Along with crisis assessments within the hospital settings we also provide expert mental health advice, support and training to staff where it’s needed. You must be able to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure the care provided is safe, effective and of a high quality.
We are a strong little team who are currently working towards PLAN accreditation and want someone to join us in our journey who has proven team working skills.
Please note this role will require clinicians to work 3 long days per week on a rota system with 4 rest days.
Main duties of the job
- Provide mental health services at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe General Hospital, ensuring patients' mental health needs are met alongside their physical needs
- Function autonomously, managing assessments and the demands of a busy and challenging environment
- Arrange and provide brief evidence-based psycho-social treatments for patients who have self-harmed
- Support timely and safe discharge from wards, working closely with the acute Trust to avoid unnecessary prolonged hospital stays
- Contribute to reducing unnecessary inpatient admissions to secondary care and support appropriate care packages as alternatives to admission
The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role. Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to be fully qualified, have already passed your OSCE and have an NMC pin number or hold HCPC registration in order to be considered for this role.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Current Registration
- Experience in Crisis assessments
Desirable criteria
- Registered student mentor
- Psychosocial intervention qualification
- Post graduate qualifications
Clinical skillset
Essential criteria
- Experience in conducting risk assessments
- Experience in teaching
- Experience in working with complex patients
Team working
Essential criteria
- Positive attitude towards service users
- Interest/experience in Liaison working
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lauren Jenkins
- Job title
- Deputy Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865901966
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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