The Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to work with MH Liaison team in Salisbury Foundation Trust (SFT), providing Clinical leadership. To provide rapid, prioritised and proportionate Consultant assessment and management of mental health needs within SFT. It is a great opportunity to work within an established multi-disciplinary team. Working with a team who believe in collaborative work and have the patient at the centre of their practise
They will work with the Team on quality improvement, including introducing innovative practice, improving safety, engagement with carers and psycho-education for patients.
Contribute to local academic programme teaching junior doctors, medical students and staff in allied professions. In addition, there is a monthly PDP group and Peer Supervision. CPD activities are supported. The post offers study leave arrangements as well as good research, service development and leadership opportunities.

Assessment and management of in-patients with complex health care needs including co-morbid physical and psychiatric illness within SFT.
The post holder will assume Responsible Clinician (RC) status for inpatients within SFT and subject to the Mental Health Act.
Provide specialist psychiatric advice within the general hospital setting
Senior medical input into the multidisciplinary SFT Mental Health Liaison Team
Senior interface with AWP community mental health services to ensure optimum psychiatric liaison services at this interface.
Direct responsibility for working with a small number of complex cases: approximately 5 assessments and 6-8 reviews per week.
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 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. 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
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post