Specialty Doctor - Pembury Liaison

Unleash Your Expertise in Liaison Psychiatry: This is your chance to make a real difference to the lives of others, while propelling your career to new heights As a SAS Psychiatrist in Liaison Psychiatry based at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Kent, you will be responsible for delivering a high-quality clinical service and actively involved in the strategic development of the team and broader services. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital trust providing a full range of general hospital services to around 500,000 people living in the South of West Kent and parts of North East Sussex. The Liaison Psychiatry Service provides a single point of contact for the mental health needs of patients attending the Emergency Department or admitted to the general hospital. In this role, you will be working jointly with Consultant Liaison Psychiatrists and WITH SUPPORT share operational and clinical leadership of the team to ensure that the sites are suitably covered. Successful applicants will be fully registered with the GMC, and either have or be working towards S12 approval under the Mental Health Act.

To provide psychiatric care to patients referred to the Liaison Psychiatry Service To provide professional leadership including clinical leadership to the Liaison Multidisciplinary Team To ensure effective liaison occurs between mental health services and the acute hospital, and also with other agencies in the voluntary and statutory sectors as appropriate