Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry North Devon
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Barnstaple
Salary
£113,565 – £150,569
Posted
4 weeks ago
About the role
North Devon Liaison Psychiatry Consultant Post 6PA Devon Partnership NHS Trust. North Devon offers outstanding beaches, surfing, kitesurfing, outdoor swimming and excellent opportunities for riding and running. Dartmoor is close by, providing a stunning environment and a great place to raise children away from bigcity pressures. The team is friendly, supportive and well regarded for staff retention and highquality clinical work. The hospital is small and easy to navigate, enabling strong relationships across clinical and managerial teams, with a caring and relaxed culture. The post is well supported by local Psychiatric Consultants, regular team supervision, links with Liaison Teams across the county and close collaboration within the team. The service works a Core 15 model, with the medical component providing care 9am5pm to people admitted to inpatient wards or attending the Emergency Department. The team also contributes to the Integrated Psychological Medicine Service with Talkworks (IAPT), Health Psychology and Medical and Surgical Specialties, developing pathways for people with functional and chronic conditions.
The multidisciplinary team includes Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Liaison Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrists and Junior Doctors. We work in a selfcontained unit that supports excellent communication while remaining closely connected to the general and psychiatric hospital on the same site. Strong administrative support is in place.