Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £93,666 - £126,281 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8HW |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6238636/387-M-2917-MP |
Summary
This is a new substantive 10 PA Consultant Liaison Psychiatry post. It is funded by UHBW in recognition of the service demands on the department of Liaison Psychiatry. It is embedded in a longstanding Liaison Psychiatry team, which itself is funded by both UHBW and Avon and Wiltshire Mental health Partnership trust, the local mental health trust. The service supports patients under the care of UHBW services, which includes those residing within Bristol as well as further afield, accessing tertiary care services within UHBW. The hospital itself is located in an area of relative social deprivation with considerable drug and alcohol-related difficulties in the local population. The hospital does not have psychiatric inpatient provision, which is delivered by local mental health services.
Direct interventions to service users at a level of intensity according to need including those service users who require an assertive approach who are difficult to engage. This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs.
Advice to clinical staff in the Liaison Team.
Attendance at the allocation meeting on working days.
Lead for the Adult Liaison Team ward round.
Attendance at Senior Management team meetings weekly.
To liaise with other parts of the service and GPs and non NHS organisations wherever applicable.
To liaise with the Intensive and Inpatient services as appropriate to facilitate the smooth handover of clients between services.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details of this position
This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024
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