Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Mental Health

2 weeks ago


WestonSuperMare Somerset, United Kingdom Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Intensive Support Team, based at the Long Fox Unit, Weston General Hospital. You will join a well established team who are the gate keeping and discharging agent for inpatient services, providing expert assessment to individuals experiencing mental health crisis within four hours of referral. You will join a supportive medical community dedicated to making changes for the better and will be encouraged and supported to be involved in service leadership and management.
This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs.


You will be responsible for the mental healthcare of all service users through daily reviews, attending the review daily themselves Monday to Wednesday.


You will manage the delivery of intensive home treatment and alternatives to hospital admissions.


You will supervise the medical team that provides medical care and may act as RC for service users in collaboration with other teams and Consultants.


You will collaboratively work with the Inpatient teams to provide dedicated lead Consultant input to acute care service coordination by meeting the needs of the service user and enabling timely access to inpatient services or recovery services, ensuring that CPA planning and aftercare arrangements are in place.


We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification


g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications
CCT in General Adult Psychiatry


Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations.


Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.
Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
Experience of carrying out an audit project.

Evidence of management/leadership skills training.


Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Long Fox Unit



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