We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Acute Hospital Liaison Service, based at the Victoria Centre on the Great Western Hospital site. You will join a well-established, highly regarded multidisciplinary team with strong links to community and crisis services, working within a PLAN-accredited liaison psychiatry service.
This post offers a key clinical leadership role, providing assessment and treatment advice for adults of working age in the acute hospital, while working closely with the team manager to lead service development and quality improvement. There are excellent opportunities to shape and grow the service further in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.
The role also offers strong professional development opportunities, including reinstating core and higher trainee placements, contributing to teaching within the hospital, and access to a Trust-wide leadership development programme covering personal leadership, team leadership, and leading change.
Main duties of the job
Following fresh investment into the medical workforce, we are recruiting two consultant colleagues to join working with the Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT) attached to the Great Western Hospital (GWH) in Swindon. GWH is a 670‑bedded district general hospital with a 24/7 emergency department.
The team provides rapid, prioritised and proportionate assessment of mental health needs for patients admitted to the GWH. The service accepts referrals for patients aged 18 and over from both the wards and the Emergency Department.
On an average the team receives about thirty referrals on a weekly basis. These include about twenty general adult referrals and about ten referrals for older adult service users. The post holder is expected to attend a daily MDT meeting in the morning with the team members, triage these referrals and see patients as appropriate. Usually it averages to about three to four face‑to‑face patient contacts on a daily basis.
Qualifications
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Relevant higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD, MSc) or other additional clinical qualifications
- MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- 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 of gaining CCT
- Approved clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- CCT in General Adult Psychiatry
Experience
- Experience of assessing and treating patients in an inpatient/community setting
Personal Skills
- Leadership skills and ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
- Excellent communication skills, able to work effectively with patients, carers and staff
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Clinical Skills
- Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations
Knowledge
- Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant
Teaching
- Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching
- Understanding of principles of teaching
Research and Audit
- Experience or involvement in a research project and publication
- Experience of carrying out an audit project
Management
- Evidence of management/leadership skills training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£109,725 to £145,478 a year pro rata
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