Overview
Job Summary: We are seeking an enthusiastic, permanent full-time Consultant Psychiatrist in Liaison Psychiatry to join the Liaison Psychiatry Service serving Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), and Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH).
The emphasis is to provide timely and comprehensive assessment, interventions and treatment to service users and their families/carers, where a functional or organic mental disorder is suspected or evident. The post serves the population within the general hospitals, regardless of home locality.
Main duties and responsibilities
* Provide a timely and flexible response to referrals to meet the demands of the PRH/RSH hospitals.
* Work with the following groups of people who may attend or be admitted to the acute hospital setting (not an exhaustive list): People who have self-harmed; People with physical and psychological consequences of alcohol/substance misuse; Frail elderly people with possible delirium/depression/dementia; People with known severe mental illness particularly when in relapse; People admitted with primarily physical health symptoms which may also have a psychological/social cause; Vulnerable groups including people who are homeless, experience personality difficulties, subject to domestic abuse/violence.
* Provide comprehensive mental health assessment; assist with diagnosis, care and specialist discharge planning, risk assessment and management, including signposting to people referred to the service.
* Provide Mental Health related training to staff at the hospital sites to raise awareness of mental health conditions.
* Work closely and in partnership with other services and organisations to contribute to a seamless service of mental health provision and the development of appropriate care pathways for onward referral of individuals in need of further assessment and support.
About Us and benefits
For full list please see Job Description attached. By joining Team MPFT, you will be supported with:
* Career development and progression
* Excellent NHS Pension scheme
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Flexible working options
* Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
* Travel time paid when working in community teams (between patients)
* Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum (fully insured and maintained, mileage paid at lease car rate)
* Salary sacrifice car and salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
* Free car parking at all trust sites
* Free flu vaccinations annually
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation with staff networks to help you connect with colleagues.
Details
Date posted: 28 May 2025
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year PA
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Location: Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8XQ
Job responsibilities (clinical)
* Working in a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with the acute trust (Shropshire and Telford Hospitals)
* Provide specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and carers
* Evaluate treatment plans and undertake discharge planning
* Response to wards within 24 hours of referral
* Triage and assess referrals received by the service in liaison with multi-disciplinary colleagues
* Inform referrers/other professionals and responsible adults of decisions, care plans, policy and best practice
Person Specification
Essential
Qualifications:
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
* MRCPsych
Desirable
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
* Endorsement in liaison psychiatry; Dual training in general adult and older adult psychiatry
Eligibility
Essential:
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
* Be included on the GMC Specialist Register with CCT or CESR in general adult psychiatry
* Approved clinician status
* Approved under S12
* Eligible to be S12/AC approved by the time of starting in post
Desirable:
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warnings and conditions on practice
Regulatory and sponsorship information
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered. See UK Visas and Immigration guidance for more information.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration (NHS Careers).
Employer details
Employer: Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8XQ
Employer's website: https://www.mpft.nhs.uk
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