Consultant Psychiatrist - Liaison Service - Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Oxford Health NHS Trust
CQC: GoodAylesbury
Salary
£109,725 – £145,478
Training post
No
Trust type
Acute
Posted
3 weeks ago
About the role
We are recruiting for a part-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Psychiatric Liaison Service (PLS) at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe Hospitals. You'll have an active clinical leadership role working alongside an work alongside an existing consultant psychiatrist and an experienced multi-disciplinary team. The service manages psychiatric emergencies in the Emergency Department at Stoke Mandeville Hospital (SMH) and facilitates early discharge from the designated wards in SMH and Wycombe General Hospital (WGH) by assisting with discharge planning. PLS is an important component within our Urgent Care Pathway, commissioned to provide services for people who have both mental and physical health problems in the acute hospital setting. Working alongside the counties' two Crisis Teams and third sector services, the team plays a role in supporting people in crisis and help to reduce emergency acute admissions, attendances at the Emergency Department and extended lengths of stay. We offer rewarding career development with protected SPA time as part of your job plan, encouraging you to take leadership courses to enhance your skills. We also offer a relocation allowance of up to £8,000 for external applicants (subject to eligibility criteria). Could this be the next step in your career? Apply now to join one of the UK's leading mental health Trusts and be part of a successful service delivering urgent care and improving patient outcomes.