Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Liaison Consultant Psychiatrist to join their team at Tameside General Hospital. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to mental health services, focusing on high-quality care and complex assessments. Candidates will engage in teaching and research, fostering a collaborative environment for both staff and patients. The organization values diversity and encourages applications from individuals with lived experience of mental illness. Join this forward-thinking team and make a meaningful impact in the community while enjoying generous benefits and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and Wellbeing activities

Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Qualifications

• Experience in community-oriented adult psychiatry and teaching.
• Knowledge of The Mental Health Act and Care Programme Approach.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Team Working Skills

Leadership Skills

Knowledge of Mental Health Legislation

Adaptability

Education

MBChB or equivalent

Full registration with the GMC

MSc or MD (Desirable)

MRCPsych (Desirable)

Job description

Job summary

Job description is currently pending approval from Royal College

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.

About us

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#PennineCarePeopleand 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:

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

Job 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

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

Desirable

• Degree, such as Msc or MD.
• MRCPsych

SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• 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

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

EXPERIENCE

Essential

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

Desirable

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

MOTIVATION AND ATTITUDE

Essential

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

Desirable

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.