Consultant Psychiatrist – All Age Hospital Liaison Services
The closing date is 24 March 2026
The hospital liaison team is based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary (DRI). The team has been operational since 2020; prior to this, services were covered by the Crisis team.
The team provides 7 day a week, emergency, hospital-based mental health assessments for service users who have presented to A&E or have been admitted to medical wards. The team provides short-term, time-limited input, and has a liaison role.
Hospital Liaison's caseload on average is around 25 patients at any given time, including older age patients. Referrals mainly come through DRI. The consultant directly reviews on average 2–3 patients per day and can go up to 10 per week. Occasionally a review is required from Mexborough/Montague patients (one a week); but this very rarely requires a face‑to‑face review.
Main duties of the job
This is a full-time post (10 PAs). The post-holder will have responsibility for an all-age hospital liaison service.
Direct Clinical Care 7.5 PAs on average per week (includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, predictable and unpredictable emergency work).
Supporting Professional Activities 2.5 PAs on average per week (includes CPD, audit, teaching and research).
The Trust strongly supports Consultant Psychiatrist career development with opportunities in clinical, management and research domains, supported through 2.5 sessions of Supporting Programmed Activities each week within the Job Plan, and 10 days of individual Study Leave each year, and a generous annual study leave budget for each Consultant Psychiatrist of £1,750.00.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first‑class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.
Person Specification
Experience
* Previous experience within General Adult psychiatry and Older Adult psychiatry.
* Experience of psychiatric practice in a range of care settings.
* Experience of audit and an understanding of the principles of clinical governance.
* Prior experience working as a Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry.
* Evidence of development of special interest.
* Proven commitment to improving quality of clinical care.
* Other special interest/expertise relevant to the post.
* Experience in Liaison Psychiatry.
Qualifications
* Full registration with the GMC.
* Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry or a trainee within six months of completing their CCT.
* MRCPsych or equivalent higher qualification.
* Masters or PhD.
* Other professional qualification (e.g. CBT, PSI, CAT).
* Sub‑specialty endorsement in liaison psychiatry.
Skills
* That applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English? have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of A/I application – Overall 7.5, Speaking 7.5, Reading 7.5, and Writing 7.5. If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence.
* Clinical supervision experience/skills.
* The aptitude and potential to develop a leadership role within the service with special emphasis on leading on quality and clinical standards and engaging in service improvement.
* Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work.
* Ability to undertake training/mentoring of medical staff in junior grades and enthusiasm for education.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
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