Consultant in Adult Liaison Psychiatry

Job overview

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a consultant liaison psychiatrist to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team alongside the two existing part time consultant liaison psychiatrists in our Core 24 service.

The postholder will share the Responsible Clinician role for patients detained under the Mental Health Act to Royal Cornwall Hospital with the existing consultants.

The adult liaison psychiatry service is based in RCH and sees 2,500-3,000 patients annually. Most of these patients are referred by the ED or the Acute Medical Unit. The remainder come from other in-patient wards. There is a case mix including self-harm, suicidal thought, low mood and psychosis, plus rarer presentations including eating disorders, adverse drug reactions, catatonias, capacity issues and complex relational matters. The service sees ~5-7 people who have harmed themselves daily, and has ~5-10 ward patients who are seen on more than one occasion who are on caseload. Commonly, about one patient is held at RCH under the mental health act at a time.

Main duties of the job

The role comprises face to face clinical contacts, direct clinical supervision to the junior medical staff, teaching of undergraduates and postgraduates, liaising with other clinical teams and services, and clinical leadership of the team.

The postholder will also be actively involved in the strategic development of the team and broader services and will be involved with the team manager and service manager in helping to steer the development of the service in line with the strategic direction of the organisation. The postholder will be actively involved in our planned integrated psychological medicine service which will see outpatients in our own clinics and in co-clinics with other services, as well as inpatients with a presence on other services’ MDTs.

Working for our organisation

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) is the principal provider of mental health, learning disability, children’s and adult community services to people living in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The Trust employs 3,700 people and with an annual budget in the region of £150 million is one of the largest local employers. The Trust was formed as a specialist provider in April 2002 following reorganisation of local NHS Trusts. It was licensed as a Foundation Trust in March 2010 and acquired community children’s services in April 2011. From April 2016 it also provides adult community services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The principal responsibility is to provide clinical leadership to the team in the assessment and management of patients with mental health presentations in RCH. The consultant will provide support particularly in the assessment of complex or high-risk cases. Each patient is allocated a consultant and a nurse who mainly oversee that patient’s care, but the team carries a single caseload, with no clinician carrying sole responsibility for any particular patient and all patients being discussed at every daily handover.

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
• Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.