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Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist 6PAs - Kingston
The Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for Kingston Hospital Liaison Psychiatry. This is an established post. The vacancy has arisen as a result of current post holder reducing his hours.
This post is for 6 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week.
This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and dynamic consultant psychiatrist to join this effective, friendly and rewarding service.
The Consultant Psychiatrist will work with the another Liaison Consultant, to provide senior cover to the hospital wards and the Accident and Emergency Department, whilst working within and jointly clinically supervising the Liaison Team. During daytime hours, the team sees patients above 18 years in all wards and departments, including the Emergency Department and Clinical Decisions Unit.
* Medical leadership, working in the multi-disciplinary team and working closely with, and providing cross-cover to other Consultant Psychiatrists and occasionally their Associate Clinical Director within their service line.
* Overall responsibility for the day-to-day clinical care, risk assessment, risk management, initiation of medication, and the recovery focused care delivered by the Team
* Availability within normal working hours 5 days a week for urgent review and management including formal Mental Health Act assessments.
* Providing cross-cover for the Consultant colleagues where necessary.
* Management of complex cases
* Allocation of resources, in collaboration with the team manager, to service users and carers.
* Ensuring the delivery of effective, efficient and safe, recovery focused mental health care.
* Multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working with social care, statutory and voluntary and third sector partners.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Medical Staffing Job title: Medical Staffing Email address: medicalstaffing@swlstg.nhs.uk
Closing Date: 17th August 2025
Assessment Date: 15th September 2025 (via MS Teams)
Interview Date: 16th September 2025 via MS Teams)
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