Consultant Psychiatrist in All Age Liaison Psychiatry (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant) - Psyc[...]

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Consultant Psychiatrist to enhance their multi-disciplinary Psychiatric Liaison Team. This role involves providing senior medical input and leadership at a prominent general hospital. You will assess patients, supervise team assessments, and run specialized clinics, making a significant impact on patient care. Join a compassionate team dedicated to improving mental health services for a diverse population. This opportunity promises a dynamic work environment where your expertise will truly make a difference, and where ongoing professional development is encouraged.

Benefits

Relocation expenses reimbursement

Annual leave above national terms

Access to training and development programs

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and license to practice required.
• Experience in teaching and training at undergraduate/postgraduate level.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients referred from the QEH Emergency Department.
• Provide ongoing care to allocated patients and hold Responsible Clinician status.

Skills

Consultant Psychiatrist

Mental Health Act knowledge

Liaison Psychiatry

Teaching and Training

Cultural Sensitivity

Education

Full GMC registration

MRCPsych or equivalent

Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training

Job description

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Psychiatry Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 436-MEDICAL-CONS-QEH

Site Queen Elizabeth Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/05/2025 23:59

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job overview

We are seeking to recruit a motivated Consultant Psychiatrist to join our multi-disciplinary Psychiatric Liaison Team in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Birmingham, to provide senior medical input and leadership. The QEH is a general hospital with an approximate 1200 patient base in Birmingham under University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust. The Psychiatric Liaison service is provided by the Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT).

Applicants will require full GMC registration with a licence to practice and be approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act. You will need to be included on the Specialist Register; or be within six months of the award of a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in General Psychiatry and/or Old Age Psychiatry; or included in the Specialist Register through CESR.

Main duties of the job

You will assess patients referred from the QEH Emergency Department or wards to the Psychiatrist Liaison Team or advise and supervise assessments by other clinicians within your team in a timely manner. You will be responsible for providing ongoing care to patients allocated to you, and hold Responsible Clinician status where appropriate. Another significant aspect of this role is the assessment of service users brought in on a Section 136 to the Place of Safety at the hospital. You will also be asked to run a clinic for HIV positive patients presenting with mental health issues.

BSMHFT provides psychiatric liaison services across four general hospitals - QEH, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Heartlands and Solihull Hospital. You will work as part of the wider medical team for mutual cover arrangements and contribute to the general adult consultant on call rota.

Working for our organisation

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details of the role and responsibilities of this post.

If you are seeking a varied and exciting role where no two days are the same, this is the opportunity for you.

BSMHFT aims to support all staff to fulfil their potential and provide the best quality care for our patients. We encourage involvement in educational and management roles, research and innovation and special interest sessions. We can support with relocation, if required, and provide annual leave above national terms and conditions of service.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Additional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field

Training

• Obtained inclusion on the Specialist Register; or within six months of the award of a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in General Psychiatry and/or Old Age Psychiatry; or included in the Specialist Register through CESR
• Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development
• Additional training in a range of liaison psychiatry services
• Additional experience of substance misuse
• Additional experience of older adult psychiatry

Experience & Knowledge

• Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
• High standards and knowledge in Old Age Psychiatry and General Psychiatry
• Comprehensive experience in Liaison psychiatry
• Experience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population
• Experience in psychological therapies and working within a psychological framework
• Experience of stakeholder engagement in service delivery
• Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
• Evidence of organisation of structured teaching programmes in medical education
• Evidence of recent attendance at an accredited Train the Trainer course

Research & Audit

• Commitment to clinical audit within multi-disciplinary team
• Experience in research, publications, grants and clinical trials
• Completed clinically relevant audit projects

Personal skills

• Evidence of potential for effective leadership
• Ability to work creatively within multi-disciplinary team
• Enthusiasm for and commitment to developing liaison psychiatry services
• Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively with colleagues within the team and across the wider services

Other

• Demonstrable interest in the provision of gender sensitive mental health service
• Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity, adopting a culturally sensitive approach
• Willingness to be involved in management and development of the service

Personal circumstances

• Able to participate in Consultant on-call rota

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.

Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, please ensure that you check if this role meets the eligibility criteria for sponsorship. Non UK /Republic of Ireland candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) . The minimum salary threshold for a Health and Social Care is £25,000 and for the Skilled Worker route is £38,700. If the starting salary for this role is below this, we will not be able to provide sponsorship.

Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000.

Please note - if you are applying for a role within Police custody, due to Police Vetting requirements you must have been a UK resident for the last years.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Dr Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy Job title Clinical Director for Urgent Care Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0121 301 2318 Additional information

Dr Fabida Aria, Medical Director, Email: [e-mail]

Dr Imran Waheed, Deputy Medical Director, Email: [e-mail]