Overview
A Vacancy at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.
The hospital liaison team is based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary (DRI) Doncaster. The team has been operational since 2020, prior to this, services have been 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 the 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 require a face-to-face review.
This is a full-time post (10PAs). The post-holder will have responsibility for an all-age hospital liaison service.
Responsibilities
* 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)
Team and Benefits
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.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ 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:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
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
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
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Mar 2026
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