ConsultantPsychiatryPermanent

Consultant Psychiatrist Liaison

Pennine Care NHS FT

CQC: Good

Bury

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

No

Trust type

Acute

Posted

2 weeks ago

About the role

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to make a full time appointment for a consultant psychiatrist to work in the well-established MentalHealth Liaison Team based at Fairfield General Hospital. This is a substantive appointment. The appointee will have a lead role in consolidatingthe developments that have occurred within this service recently helping the service continue to develop in order to meet the 'Core 24' standardsdefined by the Department of Health. this is a rewarding and exciting post within a highly supportive environment and you will be working with a dynamic and responsive team the out of hours on-call frequency is low (1 in 30) with full second tier cover and 1 day off afterwards. we offer ample opportunities for our consultants professional development and opportunities for additional work for additional PA's (negotiation required) you will be welcomed and supported in developing your skills and contributions to the borough, the wider organisation and beyond

Consultant Psychiatrist Liaison

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these include clinical, liaison, educational, managerial and service evaluation roles. Clinical work will include assessment and interventions with patients in the acute trust and involve working with an expanding multidisciplinary liaison mental health team. the team will promote the development of skills in this area within the acute trust and pathway development.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.

Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance

Access to Continued Professional Development

Involvement in improvement and research activities

Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service

Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Person specification

Essential

MbCHb or MBBS
Fully Registered with GMC licesnse to practice
On GMC Specialist register
AC approval or able to achieve within 3 months
Section 12 approval
Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Excellence in working extensively in multi-disciplinary teams at ST4-6 or consultant level.

Desirable

MRCPsych or equivalent
Endoresement in Liaison Psychiatry
Additional Qualifications
Experience in Liaison