Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a full-time Liaison Consultant Psychiatrist to join their team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to service design models while providing high-quality mental health care. Candidates will engage in teaching and training medical staff and students, ensuring a collaborative environment. The position is based in Tameside, where strong community ties and ongoing research projects enhance the work experience. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to making a positive impact on mental health services in Greater Manchester.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and Wellbeing activities

Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Qualifications

• Must have MBChB or equivalent and GMC registration.
• Experience in community-oriented adult psychiatry is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality mental health care and complex assessments.
• Support liaison practitioners and provide clinical guidance.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership skills

Knowledge of Mental Health Act

Teaching and training

Adaptability

Education

MBChB or equivalent

Full registration with the GMC

MSc or MD (desirable)

MRCPsych (desirable)

Job description

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values

Job overview

Consultant - Liaison - Tameside General Hospital

Pennine Care NHS Trust Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a full-time substantive Liaison Consultant Psychiatrist. This post is based in Tameside and is currently staffed by 0.8 wte Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry.

This is an exciting time to join the Trust and there are many opportunities to contribute to the organisations' development and to look at service design models. Tameside has a very strong teaching commitment and candidates will be expected to contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff and 4th year medical students. There are close links with ongoing research projects.

Main duties of the job

To provide high-quality Mental Health Care for the majority of new referrals, it is expected that complex assessments with high levels of risk may initially be assessed, and management led by the consultant.

The post holder will provide support and guidance to liaison practitioners where there are any concerns regarding presentation and management of patients, through clinical discussions and providing reviews of patients where required. This may be due to complexity due to diagnostic medication risk and legal issues. The post holder will provide feedback and guidance to the referrer both in the acute hospital and within the liaison team.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Person specification

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria

• MBChB or equivalent
• Full registration with the GMC and CCT or within six months of achieving this

Desirable criteria

• Degree, such as Msc or MD.
• MRCPsych

SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

• Good Interpersonal and team working skills.
• Leadership skills.
• Knowledge of relevant requirements and legislation such as The Mental Health Act, Care Programme Approach etc
• Be Section 12 and AC Approved or within the next 3 months

Desirable criteria

• An additional area of relevant special interest.
• Actively involved in continuing professional development

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

• Experience relevant to modern community orientated adult psychiatry.
• Experience of teaching and training.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of management.
• Experience of service development and planning.
• Experience in Liaison Psychiatry

MOTIVATION AND ATTITUDE

Essential criteria

• Committed to Continuing Professional Development.
• Flexible and able to adapt.
• Enthusiastic and forward thinking to help take the department forward.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrated initiative and innovation.
• Further personal professional development.

Hints and tips for completing your application can be found here.

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

What happens after your application has been received?

You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.

What happens if I am offered the position after interview?

The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.

What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?

By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.

If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.

What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?

Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

Other important information

• We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
• If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
• If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
• Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
• We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

• Job description (PDF, 140.3KB)
• Person specification (PDF, 12.8KB)
• Policy Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 117.0KB)