Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry

**Main area**
- Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry**Grade**

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

**Contract**

Permanent

**Hours**

**Job ref**

373-SMH1478

**Site**
- Leighton Hospital**Town**

Crewe

**Salary**

£88,364 - £119,133 per annum (pro rata)

**Salary period**

Yearly

**Closing**

23/02/2023 23:59

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) supports thousands of vulnerable people across Cheshire and Merseyside.

We provide physical, mental health and learning disability services to a total population of around one million people.

Situated near two thriving cities in Liverpool and Manchester, CWP operates from 66 sites across Cheshire and Merseyside, including Wirral, Chester, Winsford, Crewe, Macclesfield, Sefton and Trafford.

We have been recognised by the Health Service Journal as one of the top places to work in the health service for the last two years running and committed to delivering person centred care.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated CWP as ‘Good’ overall, ‘better’ for treatments and ‘Outstanding’ for care.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or you are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

**Job overview**:
This is a new post created as part of developing a core 24 liaison psychiatry service in Leighton Hospital, Crewe.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a high functioning Core 24 liaison psychiatry service in Central and East Cheshire. The team provides mental health services to those over 16 years old at Leighton General Hospital, Crewe.

The post holder will work alongside an existing full time consultant liaison psychiatrist in the team.

The successful applicant will work within a network of enthusiastic liaison services and multi-disciplinary teams working across Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust. In addition, the post-holder will have an important role to play in the development and delivery of the liaison psychiatry services across the footprint of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust.

Applicants who are interested in working part-time are also welcomed.

**Main duties of the job**:
**Clinical**
To contribute to the provision of a liaison psychiatry service to Central and East Cheshire. As a consultant, this particularly includes diagnosis and advice re medication and holistic management, in addition to being involved in mental health act assessments. The applicant would be expected to work with patients from the age of 16 years and upwards.

To actively liaise with Leighton and Macclesfield Hospitals, as well as colleagues in CWP, primary care, social services and voluntary sectors, to develop and deliver liaison services.

To provide clinical supervision to members of the liaison psychiatry team.

**Education**
An important part of the team’s work is the provision of education, training and support for the non-mental health trained general hospital staff. The post holder will be expected to take an active role in this area.

As a consultant, the post holder would be expected to contribute to the training and development of other staff within the liaison psychiatry team as well as professionals of the acute hospital.

Consultants are required to contribute to teaching meetings held weekly during the year, both in terms of chairing meetings, supporting liaison trainees presenting at meetings and giving talks themselves

**Working for our organisation**:
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) supports thousands of vulnerable people across Cheshire and Merseyside. We provide physical, mental health and learning disability services to a total population of around one million people.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or you are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

Visit our ‘Working for us’ pages on our website to find out more about why you should choose CWP.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
Please download a copy of the job description for a full copy.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

To ensure that we continue to provide ‘Outstanding for Care’ (as recently been awarded by