Job Description

Welcome to our brand new Paediatric Psychiatric Liaison Team within central access we have exciting opportunities to work within the Great North Children's Hospital. This post offers an exciting and challenging opportunity to work in this service at a time when Psychiatric Liaison is high on the national agenda embedding all age services within our acute trusts. These are full time, permanent positions.



The service will provide all psychiatric input to the Acute Hospital for those presenting with a mental health problem. The service requires working across a 12 hour shift system. A full training and support package will be offered based around the RCP Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Standards and the Liaison Competency Framework. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a new service.



Liaison staff providing comprehensive biopsychosocial mental health assessments.



We will have a supportive MDT each day.



Providing psychological interventions to patients within the acute hospital



Liaising with professional's involved in the person's care.



Providing training and education to acute staff.



We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.



We are looking for enthusiastic, experienced and confident individuals to enhance the current service provided to those patients presenting to the Acute Trust within the Great North Children's Hospital based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary.



The successful candidates will be joining a team with well established links with the acute trusts and will be expected to contribute to the ongoing development of the service.



Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date :

23 rd September 2025

Closing date :

7 th October 2025



We welcome your application.