Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry and High Intensity Use Lead

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks an enthusiastic Consultant Psychiatrist to join its Psychiatric Liaison Team. This full-time role involves comprehensive assessment and management of patients, offering opportunities for leadership and development. Candidates with established experience or those within 6 months of CCT are welcomed. Competitive salary and London weighting included.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Experience of working in a range of liaison psychiatry services.
• In good standing with GMC.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical responsibility for patients managed by the team.
• Support recruitment and ensure optimal retention of team members.
• Provide comprehensive assessment and management of psychiatric complaints.

Skills

Excellent knowledge in specialty

Excellent clinical skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Ability to manage clinical complexity

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Qualification in medical education

Job description

Go back Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry and High Intensity Use Lead

The closing date is 25 August 2025

CNWL are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Psychiatric Liaison Team at St Mary's Hospital in Westminster, London.

This is a 10 PA full-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist role, and a 1 APA High Intensity Use Lead role will also be offered to the suitable candidate (secondary JD attached).

We are inclusive and people focussed. We offer a range of development opportunities to build and expand consultant clinical and leadership portfolios both for newly qualified and established consultants. We welcome applications from candidates within 6 months of CCT.

Any interested candidates are welcome to contact Dr Sujaa Arokiadass, Clinical Director for a discussion

Main duties of the job

o Provide senior medical responsibility for the patients managed by the team and to support all members of the multidisciplinary teamo Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management of both psychiatric and physical health complaints of those presenting to an acute medical hospitalo Support recruitment and ensure optimal retention of team members and uphold moraleo Provide senior medical input to ensure KPI targets and service requirement are meto Provide training to other health care professionals and support service userso Ensure good service quality and performanceo Ensure training needs of psychiatry trainees and medical students are met as well as supporting training of other junior clinical staff

About us

CNWL is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a range of physical and mental health needs. We provide healthcare to a third of London, Milton Keynes and parts of Kent, Surrey and Hampshire. Over recent years our catchment area has grown significantly, making the Trust's population more diverse than ever. There are areas of great affluence as well as deprivation, and there are over 100 first-languages spoken in the communities in our catchment area. We are constantly developing and working in innovative ways to provide modern, dependable services in

• physical and mental health sectors
• primary, secondary and community services
• in health and social care settings for all ages.

Westminster adult mental health service provides a range of mental health services for adults across the age range within the community and in hospital settings. These are integrated health and social care services

Community services in Westminster are evolving in line with the NHSE Long Term Plan. Most of the service is commissioned by Central London CCG and which has undergone a transformation program redesigned as an integrated care partnership around the four Primary Care Networks (PCN). Two mental health hubs provide an overarching structure in the North and the South of the borough respectively, within which there are functional groupings serving each Primary Care Network (PCN).

Job responsibilities

Assessment and review of individual patients and agree joint management plans with acute trust colleagues Working in partnership with the team manager and other consultant to provide leadership, clinical supervision and development to the Liaison Psychiatry team. Joint senior medical responsibility for the care provided by the Liaison Psychiatry team. Fulfil responsibilities as a psychiatrist approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Responsible Clinician. To take part in or facilitate serious untoward incidents de-briefing. To work collaboratively with the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust senior clinicians and managers, the Westminster Mental Health services senior management team and colleagues in developing strategy, audit, and written policies and guidelines for the future delivery of liaison services Development of a programme of learning and development for the Liaison Psychiatry team To play a full part in the further clinical development of the service. This will include:o Leadership role in the quality agenda: identifying areas for improvement and active engagement with QI in liaison with the CD and, CNWL Trust Clinical Lead for QI Dr Tami Kramero Support recruitment and ensure optimal retention of team members

Training responsibilities:o Developing and participating in a programme of learning and teaching for Acute Hospital colleagues.o Participating in CNWL and the Acute Trust local academic programmes and teaching.o Clinical supervision of FY and other trainees that join the service. There is also an opportunity to take on educational supervisor responsibilities within CNWL.o Teaching of medical students from Imperial College School of medicine if placed on the unit.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.

ELIGIBILITY

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12
• Experience of working in a range of liaison psychiatry services
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Excellent knowledge in specialty, in particular liaison psychiatry
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

TRANSPORT

• Ability to use public transport (for travel to see patients if indicated).

ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit.
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change.

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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£105,504 to £139,882 a yearplus London weighting of £2162 per annum pro rata