Consultant Psychiatrist - Acute Hospital Liaison, Swindon

We are seeking two Consultant to join our Acute Hospital Liaison Service in Swindon. These are two newly created posts based within the Mental Health Unit at the Victoria Centre on the site of Great Western Hospital.

These are two 0.8 posts but there is flexibility on the number for sessions.

The role of the psychiatrist is for diagnostic and treatment advice as well as supporting the wider team for patients attending GWH. The consultant will have a key clinical leadership role, with service improvement and development, alongside the team manager. In addition there is a significant teaching and training aspect to this role, for general hospital staff.

Following fresh investment into the medical workforce, we are recruiting Two consultant colleagues to join working with the Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT) attached with the Great Western Hospital (GWH) in Swindon

The posts are envisaged to be two part-time posts 8 sessions each. This is the preferred option However, the trust is committed to working flexibly if we find two suitable, candidates. So for example, one post can be full time provided we are able to appoint a substantive colleague for 6 sessions

The post holder will be based at the Victoria Centre, co-located at the GWH.

GWH is a 670 bedded District general hospital with a 24/7 emergency department.

The team provide rapid, prioritised and proportionate assessment of mental health needs for patients admitted to the GWH. The service accepts referrals for patients aged 18 and over from both the wards and the Emergency Department.

On an average the team receives about Thirty referrals on a weekly basis. These include about Twenty General Adult referrals and about ten referrals for older adult service users. The post holder is expected to attend a daily MDT meeting in the morning with the team members, triage these referrals and see as appropriate. Usually it averages to about Three to four Face to Face patient contacts on a daily basis.