Main Duties of the role include. To provide medical leadership in Liaison Psychiatry to the Mental Health Liaison team. To provide medical support and supervision to the Liaison team, completing second line specialist assessment and prescribing medical treatment where appropriate, supported by the Speciality and Junior Doctors. To contribute to the development of the service in conjunction with other Team members, services within the Trust and other organisations locally including the Local Authority and Acute Trust. 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. You will provide senior medical advice, support, consultancy and clinical leadership, alongside the speciality Doctor, to the Herefordshire Psychiatric Liaison Team and WVT clinicians. This will include leadership and advice on the further development of the liaison team and, during the development, responsibility for achievable consultant input into clinical services, cutting across age and disability barriers. A notional timetable for the job is shown below but this will be finalised in job planning. It is expected that consultants will play a major role in the clinical leadership of the Psychiatric Liaison Service to ensure a high quality of care is provided to Herefordshire service users. As part of this role they would be expected to work in partnership with the Community Service Manager responsible for these service. There will be an expectation to take part in general management issues that will be shared amongst all consultant colleagues. The consultant will have responsibility for line management of any junior and/or trainee doctors. For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.