Consultant Psychiatrist - Norris Green CMHT

Merseycare; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join their dynamic team in Liverpool. This role offers the chance to work within a newly implemented clinical model that enhances patient care and fosters collaboration among healthcare professionals. The position promises opportunities for professional development, research, and medical management, all within a supportive environment that prioritizes the well-being of both staff and service users. If you are passionate about making a difference in mental health care and thrive in a challenging yet rewarding environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.

Responsibilities

• Join the Norris Green Community Mental Health Team for adults.
• Deliver excellent care through a supportive environment.

Skills

General Adult Psychiatry

Clinical Skills

Communication Skills

Bio-psycho-social perspective

MHA and MCA duties

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

GMC registration

GMC Specialist Register

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist - Norris Green CMHT

Consultant

Main area: Community Psychiatry Grade: Consultant Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (per annum) Job ref: 350-MED2656821-H

Site: Norris Green Hub Town: Liverpool Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum, plus 10% R&R (non contractual) and on call Salary period: Yearly Closing: 09/01/2025 23:59

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.

Job overview

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist inpatient and community mental health, learning disabilities, addiction services and acquired brain injury services for the people of Liverpool, Sefton and Kirkby, Merseyside.

Applications are invited for a full-time (10 PAs + 1 additional programmed activity) Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Norris Green Community Mental Health Team for adults of working age.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting time to be joining adult mental health services with the implementation of a new clinical model that is already yielding improvements in care throughout the pathway, supported by more effective team working with primary care and adult inpatient acute care colleagues.

Mersey Care NHS FT is an innovative well-led Trust, with an aspiration of Perfect Care for all of its service users, delivered through a supportive “Just Culture” environment for staff. For Consultant Psychiatrists, it offers excellent opportunities for professional development, research, and medical management roles.

Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Division operates a total of 18 adult Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) based in 7 community hub sites across the North Mersey footprint. All adult CMHTs operate within a “functional model” meaning that post holders work with community patients only and are not required to maintain responsibility for inpatients.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• 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.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent knowledge in the specialty of General Adult Psychiatry.
• Excellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Participated in continuous professional development.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement.

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.