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We are inviting applicants for a Consultant in Psychiatrist in Liaison 
Psychiatry.

This is a permanent, full time (10 PA) post, forming half of a team of 1.8 WTE PLT Consultants providing input into Musgrove Park Hospital.

There are an additional 1.2 WTE consultants covering the Yeovil District Hospital.

There are 2 main acute hospitals in Somerset providing care for physical health; Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton and Yeovil District Hospital, which form one Trust: Somerset Foundation Trust

Both services operate a 24 hour psychiatric liaison service and the Psychiatry Liaison Consultants provide responsible Clinical input for patients detained under the Mental Health Act whilst an inpatient at either site

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

There are 4 Community Mental Health Hubs across the county:

• Taunton and Minehead with a base a Foundation House on the Wellsprings site and a secondary base at Minehead Community Hospital
• Somerset Coast, based at Glanville House in Bridgwater
• South Somerset, based at Holly Court on the Summerlands Hospital Site
• Mendip, based at the Bridge on the Priory Park site in Wells.

Each hub has a matching Home Treatment Team, CAMHs and service for Older Persons Mental Health. There are a variety of specialist community services around the trust including Eating Disorders, Forensic, Learning Disability, STEP (Somerset Treatment for Early Psychosis) and Psychotherapy.

The post-holder is expected to work closely with the inpatient teams, home treatment and CMHS teams, to ensure smooth transition at admission to and discharge from the acute hospital wards. Adult inpatients wards are located currently on the Wellsprings site in Taunton which includes a PICU, St Andrews in Wells and on the Summerland Hospital site in Wells. These wards have their own designated consultants and supporting medical staff.

The CAMHS inpatient ward (Wessex House) is located at Broadway Park in Bridgwater. There is specialist consultant posts for inpatient rehabilitation (Willow Ward) and low secure services (Ash Ward), also based at Broadway Park, Bridgwater. This job does not include responsibility for any of these specialist teams or services.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

We really value the impact that you as a Consultant will have on our patients and services; we therefore may be able to offer a benefits package (subject to criteria) which includes:

• Welcome to Somerset Foundation Trust payment
• Relocation Assistance

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!