Psychiatric Liaison Practitioner

Oxford

Full Time

£39,959 - £48,117 per annum

Expires: 14/10/2026

Band 6

12 months (Fixed term or secondment)

About the Role

Job overview

Do you have Relevant post-qualification experience in an acute mental health setting and experience working in CAMHS?

Are you seeking a new challenge in a critical service?

The EDPS works at the frontline of acute care in close partnership with the John Radcliffe Hospital Emergency Department. The post holder be working with adolescents and their families developing short-term talking treatments to address emotional crises, self-harm and suicidality within the Brief Interventions for Repeat Self-Harm (BIRSH) service within EDPS, which offers timely, brief, evidence-based interventions for young people and adults presenting following self-harm or suicide attempts.

You will play a central part in supporting people at a point of acute distress. You will contribute to robust risk management and safety planning, and deliver short-term psychological interventions aimed at reducing distress and supporting recovery and stabilisation. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and liaise with community services to ensure safe and effective continuity of care.

EDPS offer specialist assessments and discharge planning to patients aged 13 years and upwards attending with a broad spectrum of mental health presentations as well as self-harm.

You will be joining a team that values thoughtful, formulation-led care and is committed to embedding psychological approaches within fast-paced acute settings.

Main duties of the job

Undertake short-term, evidence-informed treatment with young people presenting to the ED with self-harm and/or suicidality.
Manage, formulate and implement treatment plans as part of the BIRSH clinic.
Assess and manage risk alongside young people and their families, and to escalate concerns about significant] risk to clinical and operational leaders as required.
Proactive support planning and liaison to manage risk as best as possible and actively engage with both child and adult Safeguarding processes.
Assess, plan, set goals with the service user, carers and families; implement and evaluate care using psycho-social interventions and skills to meet individual needs.
Deliver individual therapeutic activity using therapeutic interventions and skills.

The post holder must be willing to work in other areas of EDPS where circumstances require this of them – this includes supporting assessments, background checks, liaising with other teams, ED staff, families etc as required to support the wider team.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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”

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 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.