Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

JCasp Technologies - Website Apps & AI/ML Development Company; 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 full-time role offers the chance to provide high-quality mental health care and contribute to the teaching of medical staff and students. With a strong commitment to service design and ongoing research, this position promises a fulfilling career where your expertise will directly impact the community. Join a proud organization that values diversity and encourages applications from individuals with lived experience of mental illness. If you're passionate about making a difference in mental health care, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Involvement in improvement and research activities

Health and Wellbeing activities

Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a medical degree and specialization in psychiatry.
• Experience in mental health care and complex assessments is crucial.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Mental Health Care

Complex Assessments

Clinical Discussions

Teaching Skills

Education

Medical Degree

Specialization in Psychiatry

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

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.

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.

Benefits

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.

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.

This advert closes on Wednesday 7 May 2025.