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Job overview

Be part of this exciting opportunity as a Consultant in All Age Liaison Psychiatry for the Doncaster Care Group, developing and enhancing services of patients in the general hospital, with an excellent established team.

The hospital liaison team is based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, (DRI) Doncaster. The team has been operational since 2020, prior to this, services have been covered by the Crisis team.

The Team provides 7 day a week, emergency, hospital-based mental health assessments for service users who have presented to A&E or have been admitted to the medical wards. The team provides short-term, time-limited input, and has a liaison role.

Hospital Liaison’s caseload on average is around 25 patients, at any given time, including older age patients. Referrals mainly come through DRI. The consultant directly reviews on average 2-3 patients per day and can go up to 10 per week. Occasionally a review is required from Mexborough/Montague patients (one a week); but this very rarely require a face-to-face review.

This service is part of Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust and serves a total population of approximately 308 000.  The Trust provides in addition, a comprehensive General Adult, Old Age, Intellectual Disability, Rehabilitation and Social, Addictions and Perinatal Psychiatry service to Rotherham, Doncaster, and Scunthorpe. Doncaster also provides Forensic Psychiatry services.

Main duties of the job

1.    As the consultant in the mental health liaison service, you will provide medical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team serving Doncaster.
2.    The consultant will be expected to support the existing staff in assessing, diagnosing, and managing referrals for all age adults presenting with mental health problems in Doncaster Hospital and to provide medical expertise and support to Doncaster Bassetlaw Healthcare Trust staff involved in looking after patients with functional and organic mental health problems presenting in the acute hospital.
3.    In addition, the Consultant will supervise the clinical caseload of the team members and the work of any trainee doctors who may be attached to the service. The role will also support the existing liaison team in deciding the most appropriate intervention for patients referred to the service. This will include facilitating discharge planning and timely communication with Primary Care, CMHT’s  and Inpatient Services.
4.    The clinical work will involve the assessment and psychiatric treatment of patients directly or through the supervision of other team members.
5.    Lead role in supporting the wider team in complex and high-risk case management.
6.    You will have a key clinical leadership role, with service improvement and development, alongside the team manager, Service Manager and Matron. 
7.    There is a significant teaching and training aspect to this role, for general hospital staff.

Working for our organisation

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/ 

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q