Specialist Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry
The closing date is 05 June 2026
This new 10 PA post in Adult Liaison Psychiatry has arisen in the Mental Health Liaison team, Portsmouth, to work alongside the 10 PA consultant Liaison Psychiatrist. As a psychiatrist, we are looking for a forward‑thinking, dynamic change agent who would offer first‑class clinical leadership within our Mental Health services. Clinical work will focus on inpatients and those attending the Emergency Department in Queen Alexandra Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The Adult Liaison Psychiatry Specialist Doctor post will be part of a wider Liaison team covering adults and older adults. This post exists alongside an adult consultant post – at present there are two established locums in the posts covering the 18–65‑year‑old patients. The post is envisaged to bring additional seniority and experience to the team. In addition, there are three experienced consultant psychiatrists for older people's liaison (one 8 PA, one 7 PA and one 6 PA) posts.
You will be part of an experienced, well‑functioning and friendly liaison psychiatry team, which includes Band 8a liaison Service Manager, Band 8a Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Band 7 team leaders, emergency care and clinical nurse specialists, Band 6 adult mental health practitioners, Band 3 health‑care support workers, peer support workers, liaison psychologists and an administration team.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. We are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone. If you are concerned that a person specification may restrict your application due to unintentional barriers on the grounds of sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability, please contact the Trust's Recruitment team as detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk flexible working – all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification – Qualifications
* Recognised basic medical degree
* Full GMC registration with licence to practice
* Section 12(2) approval
* Approved clinician status or working towards approved clinician status
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and therefore a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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