Veteran Liaison Nurse VLN - Community Partnerships

Community Psychiatric Nurse /Mental Health Nurse

Veteran Liaison Nurse (VLN)

Veteran’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Service

Location:  East Midlands

Salary: £41,636 - £44,351 Per Annum (depending on experience)

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours Monday to Friday 

We have an exciting opportunity for Nurses with Minimum 2+ years’ experience who are passionate about helping Veterans cope with the effects of living with complex trauma and/or mental health needs to join our team.  If you are a proactive Community Psychiatric Nurse or Mental Health Nurse with excellent communication skills who would like to join our dynamic, passionate and highly skilled team as a Veteran Liaison Nurse, we want to hear from you.

St Andrew’s Community Partnerships

St Andrew’s is a charity commissioned by the NHS to provide specialist mental healthcare for people with some of the most complex and challenging mental health needs in the UK.  Community Partnerships specialises in taking our clinical expertise into community outpatient settings.  We, therefore, offer a variety of services both in Northampton, London and surrounding areas.

In 2023, Op COURAGE services were recommissioned as regional pathways and St Andrews currently delivers the Treatment Pathway (specialist psychosocial interventions and therapy) for the East Midlands in Midlands Op COURAGE and east of England Op COURAGE.  Veterans may be transferred to the Treatment Pathway within Op COURAGE for support with military related trauma.  A vacancy has arisen within the East Midlands Treatment Pathway for a Veteran Liaison Nurse. The ideal candidate will live within the East Midlands and be able to commute to the service’s central base in Northampton.  The team also have the ability to work remotely, and deliver support via telephone and video, as well as face to face across the East Midlands geography.

The Role

The successful applicant will join a highly motivated and friendly team, reporting directly to the Clinical Team Lead.  You will be a key part of the multi-disciplinary team in helping to design and implement a service that is uniquely tailored to meet the needs of Veteran’s living in the East Midlands.  You will be working in close collaboration with our partners in Midlands Op COURAGE

As the Veteran Liaison Nurse, you will play a pivotal role in all aspects of a Veteran’s care whilst they are engaged with our service, acting as the liaison between them and all partners involved in their care.  You will act as a single point of contact for the Veteran as well as for other agencies working with the Veteran.  You will lead in assessing and maintaining an overview of the Veteran’s mental health needs and progress through regular telephone and individual appointments and will also be responsible for delivering trauma focused interventions informed care as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment plan.  The ideal candidate will have had some prior experience of delivering psycho-social treatment interventions and already have experience of working in a Band 6 role.  You will also have excellent written and interpersonal communication skills are also key so that you can liaise with other agencies involved in the Veteran’s care to ensure that all aspects of their treatment are reflected in their care plan to promote their recovery.  The ideal candidate will also be comfortable working in a range of community settings as well as working remotely and using digital platforms to offer video consultations as required.

Given the extensive geographical region the service covers, a full, clean driver’s license is essential for this role.

Due to the pioneering nature of this service, there will be opportunities for service development including co-production with service users and an interest and enthusiasm in these areas is desired.

One of our Clinical Veteran Liaison Nurses, shared this about his experience of working in the role:  ““This new and exciting role allows me to work as a Clinical Veteran Liaison Nurse with a forward thinking service, helping military veterans and their families.  As a veteran myself, I find my role extremely rewarding, although not without its challenges. Being an integral part of this dedicated and friendly team makes this my ideal job.” 

Reward

We offer an excellent benefits package including pension, 35 days holiday, and sickness policy on par with NHS, life cover, cycle to work scheme and childcare vouchers and opportunities for research, teaching and continuing professional development.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact  Dr Melanie Coxall, Clinical Lead of the Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing service or Emma Battison, Team Lead on or /