Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent: [email protected]
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 327-24-641-A
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,883 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist - Special Interest Eating Disorders
Consultant
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has come about for a new role within the Mental Health Liaison team (MHLT) as an Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist with specialist input into eating disorders.
This is a new post following investment by the ICB to move the MHLT towards core 24 provision and support the management of patients with eating disorder in the acute hospital setting.
You will work alongside 3 other Consultant psychiatrists as well as the multi-disciplinary team. You will provide senior medical advice, support, consultancy and clinical leadership to the MHLT at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham Hospital sites, but are employed by Gloucestershire Health and Care.
Please note due to internal factors this post has been updated to a maximum of 12 months fixed term position, dependant on available start date of the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
Providing senior clinical leadership to the MHLT, reviewing complex patients in the medical/surgical wards and offering supervision and advice to non-medical colleagues and Core/Advanced Trainees.
Shared with the other Liaison Consultants, you will act as Responsible Clinician for GRH/CGH inpatients who are detained under the MHA to the general hospitals.
You will be expected to attend Mental Health Assessments for general hospital inpatient during normal working hours alongside colleagues.
The Liaison Consultant is expected to run a Medically Unexplained Symptoms Clinic once per week.
This role will take a lead for psychiatric assessment and management of all age patients with disordered eating admitted to the acute Trust. Providing support and oversight to medical colleagues in care of these patients, and working closely with colleagues from the eating disorders service.
Working for our organisation
We encourage a healthy work-life balance and we have regular away days.
Our medical directorate also supports Consultants through positive relationships with the LNC and Medical Staffing Committee.
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information.
Please note intended interview date of 24th January 2025.
Please do contact if any queries.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GMC registered, on specialist register or eligible (or within 6 months of application)
- MRCPsych completed or equivalent
- S12 (or eligible for) Approved Clinician status (or eligible for)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Higher specialist training or equivalent in Adult General Psychiatry
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Liaison working at consultant or senior level
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Peter Dutton
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01452 894500
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