Consultant Psychiatrist - Wigan Mental Health Liaison Team

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Wigan; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider in Wigan seeks a clinical professional to lead emergency mental health assessments and manage complex cases. Responsibilities include collaborative decision-making within multidisciplinary teams and providing supervision to trainees. The ideal candidate should have a medical degree and specialist training in psychiatry. The role offers substantial professional development and generous employee benefits, including annual leave and an excellent pension scheme.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Must have the ability to undertake assessments for mental health emergencies.
• Requires experience in diagnosing and managing complex psychiatric presentations.
• Must demonstrate capability in collaborative clinical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments for mental health referrals and admissions.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams in clinical decision-making.
• Provide supervision for psychiatric trainees and medical students.

Skills

Clinical decision making

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Risk assessment

Psychiatric supervision

Complex problem solving

Education

Medical degree

Specialist training in psychiatry

Job description

Vacancy at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

This team provides 24 hrs, emergency, hospital-based, mental health assessments for service users who have presented to A & E or have been admitted to the medical wards. The team provides short-term, time-limited input and has a liaison role. The team is based at Christopher Home (Royal Albert Infirmary, Wigan). The team has been operational since November 2013. Mental Health Urgent Response Team: This is an established team based at Christopher Home, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary. It is the single point of referral/access - for all service users referred to Adult Mental Health Services. It is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The service facilitates assessment and intervention at the first point of contact, following PbR (Payment by Results) Care Clustering - facilitating a needs-led care framework. The Mental Health Urgent Response Team offers a model of collaborative care, at the interface between primary and specialist mental health care.

Clinical role

• Undertake assessments of referrals/ admissions to the service
• Diagnose and formulate management plans in complex presentations.
• Provide management in treatment resistant and complex presentations.
• Assessment and management of risk including of vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety and risk of harm to others.
• To be the nominated RC for those patients who are attending RAEI under section 17 leave at the request of ward RC.
• Work in a collaborative way with multidisciplinary teams including external partners.
• Work in partnership with psychiatrists from partner providers such as Forensic and Rehabilitation Psychiatrists.

Leadership role

• Lead clinical decision making in the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high-quality care.
• Develop service clinical priorities in line with national and professional guidance and standards.
• Engage with service transformation programmes including attendance at consultant meetings for their service and directorate.

Educational role

• Provide clinical supervision for trainees in gaining core psychiatric experience.
• Provide clinical supervision for psychiatric trainees in achieving competencies in core general psychiatry.
• Provide input in relation to medical students from UCLAN who are based on the ward.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than122 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Dec 2025