Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Consultant Psychiatrist to join our established Mental Health Liaison Team, providing high-quality psychiatric care within the acute hospital setting. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the interface of physical and mental healthcare, supporting patients with complex needs and contributing to service development in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
The post holder will provide senior medical leadership, expert clinical assessment, and strategic input to the liaison service, ensuring safe, timely, and effective mental health care for patients presenting to acute hospital services.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will be part of an experienced and friendly liaison psychiatry team, which includes consultant psychiatrist, Band 7 team leader, Band 7 Clinical Leads, Band 6 adult mental health practitioners, Band 5 Mental health practitioners, clinical psychologist, occupational therapist and administration team.
You will be required to act as Responsible Clinician in conjunction with the incumbent Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist for adults detained to Royal Stoke Hospital with agreed cover arrangements in place for in and out of hours. There is a Mental Health Act administrator to support the team and to provide administration and oversight for all those detained under the act at the Royal Stoke Hospital.
The Mental Health Liaison Team has key working relationships with the mental health teams including CMHTs, Crisis Resolution, Home Treatment Team (CRHT) Perinatal Mental Health Team and inpatient units within North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust and the wider system.
The post-holder will be approved as an Approved Clinician and will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures. The post holder is responsible for maintaining their AC status and Section 12(2) approval and the Trust will fund training for this.
The role will consist of 10 PA`s as a Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist as part of the multi-disciplinary Mental Health Liaison Team within the Acute and Urgent Care Directorate.
About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Consultants will use their skills and expertise to achieve the best care for service users, with a focus on providing supervision and oversight of the team and the assessment and management of complexity and severity. This includes:
Ensuring evidence-based practice and service user-centred recovery principles to assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate all interventions provided by the liaison team to promote recovery and independence.
Focusing on the management of service users presenting with the greatest complexity and severity will necessitate the consultant working with a small case load in order to be able to respond in a flexible and timely way to the needs of the most unwell and or most urgent.
Managing complex information, make formulations using a biopsychosocial model.
Ensuring appropriate and effective engagement with carers and ward teams.
Management of risk and weighing complex risk information to deliver care that is in the best interests of the recovery of the individual. Supporting the MDT in this by clear communication, containing anxiety, and maintaining hope for the patient.
Ensuring the service works in line with care planning, risk management and safeguarding policies.
Maintaining a focus on outcomes, both in terms of clinical outcomes and patient experience.
Providing education, supervision and oversight over the caseload with consultant MDT/triage meetings.
Providing responsible clinician care for those detained under the Mental Health Act.
Supporting learning from good practice, incidents, complaints or concerns
To escalate any shortfalls in clinical practice in a timely fashion to the Directorate Clinical Director
Job description
Job responsibilities
Consultants will use their skills and expertise to achieve the best care for service users, with a focus on providing supervision and oversight of the team and the assessment and management of complexity and severity. This includes:
Ensuring evidence-based practice and service user-centred recovery principles to assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate all interventions provided by the liaison team to promote recovery and independence.
Focusing on the management of service users presenting with the greatest complexity and severity will necessitate the consultant working with a small case load in order to be able to respond in a flexible and timely way to the needs of the most unwell and or most urgent.
Managing complex information, make formulations using a biopsychosocial model.
Ensuring appropriate and effective engagement with carers and ward teams.
Management of risk and weighing complex risk information to deliver care that is in the best interests of the recovery of the individual. Supporting the MDT in this by clear communication, containing anxiety, and maintaining hope for the patient.
Ensuring the service works in line with care planning, risk management and safeguarding policies.
Maintaining a focus on outcomes, both in terms of clinical outcomes and patient experience.
Providing education, supervision and oversight over the caseload with consultant MDT/triage meetings.
Providing responsible clinician care for those detained under the Mental Health Act.
Supporting learning from good practice, incidents, complaints or concerns
To escalate any shortfalls in clinical practice in a timely fashion to the Directorate Clinical Director
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent. oMRCPSYCH or equivalent/CESR oClinical / Professional Qualification oSection 12 Approval and AC Status oEndorsement in liaison psychiatry or equivalent training
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of leading on service improvement and transformation within an acute trust setting. oEvidence of proven involvement with the successful leadership and management of significant sustainable change at Divisional/Corporate level. oEvidence of ability to deliver key performance targets, whilst maintaining quality standards. oEvidence of delivery and achievement of regulatory standards (e.g. CQC, NHS Improvement). oExperience of managing clinical staff and leading job planning discussions.
Knowledge
Essential
- oExcellent knowledge in specialty oExcellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge oExcellent oral and written communication skills in English oAble to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty oMakes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others oAble to meet duties under MHA and MCA Evidence of analytical and problem solving skills. oEffective leadership skills. oExcellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral. oClear understanding of national NHS strategy and policy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent. oMRCPSYCH or equivalent/CESR oClinical / Professional Qualification oSection 12 Approval and AC Status oEndorsement in liaison psychiatry or equivalent training
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of leading on service improvement and transformation within an acute trust setting. oEvidence of proven involvement with the successful leadership and management of significant sustainable change at Divisional/Corporate level. oEvidence of ability to deliver key performance targets, whilst maintaining quality standards. oEvidence of delivery and achievement of regulatory standards (e.g. CQC, NHS Improvement). oExperience of managing clinical staff and leading job planning discussions.
Knowledge
Essential
- oExcellent knowledge in specialty oExcellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge oExcellent oral and written communication skills in English oAble to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty oMakes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others oAble to meet duties under MHA and MCA Evidence of analytical and problem solving skills. oEffective leadership skills. oExcellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral. oClear understanding of national NHS strategy and policy.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
