Mental Health Liaison Nurse for Children & Young People

This post holder with the Paediatric team will play a key role in supporting the management of these CYP.
The post holder will also facilitate relevant training, supervision / debriefing and support the Paediatric team, and facilitate and act as the interface between ChED, PAU, Paediatric ward, Crisis Team for C&YP, All Age Eating Disorder (AAEDS) and Children and Young People Mental Health Service practitioners (CYPMHS).
They will provide expertise and vision in developing and improving services for C&YP, support and deputise for the Clinical Nurse Lead for Mental Health (for Paediatrics only).
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust., The purpose of this role is to facilitate safe and timely assessments and ongoing support to C&YP who present in a mental health crisis.
The post holder will help to develop and deliver robust educational interventions for the Paediatric nursing team, that promotes best practice in the management of C&YP experiencing, or at risk of self-harm (with the MFT Paediatric PDN).
They will support staff within the units to appropriately risk assess, support care provision and attend MDT meetings to support the pathway of C&YP with mental health conditions within the Medway Foundation NHS Trust.
· Working alongside the Children and Young Persons Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) Crisis Team and All Age Eating Disorder Services (AAEDS) to assist staff to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing provision for C&YP who have an identified mental health need
Support staff to develop and implement specialist nursing protocols, developing care packages and programs of care for C&YP who self-harm or have an eating disorder, including the involvement of multi-agency input around the C&YP and their family's needs

Division: Women, Children and Young People
Care Group: Children and Young People
Band: 7
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: 18th July 2025
We are recruiting for a Mental Health Liaison Nurse for Children & Young People who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.