Consultant Psychiatrist - Bristol Central Assessment & Recovery

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health organization in Bristol seeks a qualified professional to deliver direct interventions and lead the assertive outreach team. Responsibilities include assessment, diagnosis, and participation in clinical governance initiatives. The position offers 0.8 WTE support with flexible working and the opportunity to contribute to strategic development within the Trust.

Benefits

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Must have a medical degree and experience in mental health.
• Ability to provide medical leadership in a team setting.
• Experience with community treatment orders preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct interventions to patients referred by surgeries.
• Provide leadership to the assertive outreach team.
• Fulfil medical-legal roles for patients under community treatment orders.
• Support clinical governance initiatives.

Skills

Assessment and diagnosis of mental health needs

Medical leadership

Clinical Governance participation

Preparation of MHA Tribunal reports

Education

Medical degree

Job description

Overview

You will deliver direct interventions to patients referred by one of the largest Bristol surgeries, including assessment, diagnoses and treatment of mental health needs as a link-consultant for the surgery. You will provide medical leadership to the assertive outreach team in Central Bristol (approximately 60 patients) and have a medical-legal role for patients subject to the community treatment order or MoJ restrictions. This will include preparation of MHA Tribunal reports and attending MHA Tribunals. You will support and participate in Clinical Governance and Audit, with opportunities to undertake medical audit and activities related to clinical governance issues, subject to job-planning and under supervision of the line manager. You will provide cross-cover to other consultants and be expected to support the Medical Lead and participate in strategic development both within the local service and the wider Trust.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct interventions to patients referred by a major Bristol surgery, including assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health needs as the link-consultant.
• Provide medical leadership to the Central Bristol assertive outreach team (approximately 60 patients).
• Fulfil a medical-legal role for patients subject to community treatment orders or MoJ restrictions, including preparation of MHA Tribunal reports and attendance at MHA Tribunals.
• Support and participate in Clinical Governance and Audit; undertake medical audits and activities related to clinical governance, subject to job-planning and supervision.
• Provide cross-cover to other consultants.
• Support the Medical Lead and participate in strategic development within the local service and the wider Trust.

Details

This post is 0.8 WTE, with dedicated 2.5 SPA time. The Trust supports flexible working.

Bristol context: the city offers diverse living with easy access to countryside and beaches. It is well connected with an international airport approximately 30 minutes from the centre; trains to London take just over 90 minutes.

The Trust is Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP), a diverse organisation with over 5,000 staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. Services cover Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire and parts of Dorset. Our focus is on a person-centred approach and ensuring that employees are supported to deliver high-quality care.