Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
The primary role will be as a Consultant Psychiatrist providing senior medical leadership and clinical oversight to the multi professional Liaison Psychiatry Team (PLT) at Heartlands Hospital. Solihull Hospital is a non-acute hospital site with no urgent care (no Emergency Department or AMU) and is covered as a satellite service by the team from Heartlands Hospital on an as required basis. Heartlands Hospital and Solihull Hospital are both part of The University Hospitals of Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Liaison Psychiatry services provided to this Acute Trust are managed by Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT).
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Consultant medical colleague to compliment the range of clinicians we have in the team. We are ideally looking for someone who has experience of working with adults of old age to compliment the skills of the current consultants in the team and who is preferably dual trained in GA and OA psychiatry. The person appointed needs to be comfortable with the concept of an All-age Liaison Psychiatry service and working with colleagues from Acute Hospitals and the wider Mental Health Trust.
You will work closely with the hospital clinicians and managers and the Mental Health Trust colleagues from the locality areas to offer an in hospital single point psychiatry service to the patients in the general acute hospital and liaise with the necessary existing pathway. You will be encouraged to innovate and help develop services to enhance mental health care amongst the patients with physical health problems to contribute to holistic health care.
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
The primary role will be as a Consultant Psychiatrist providing senior medical leadership and clinical oversight to the multi professional Liaison Psychiatry Team (PLT) at Heartlands Hospital.
You will work closely with the hospital clinicians and managers and the Mental Health Trust colleagues from the locality areas to offer an in hospital single point psychiatry service to the patients in the general acute hospital and liaise with the necessary existing pathway. You will be encouraged to innovate and help develop services to enhance mental health care amongst the patients with physical health problems to contribute to holistic health care
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