• Job Description

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  Job summary

  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.

  Main duties of the job

  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.

  About us

  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

  Details

  Date posted

  27 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  RVN023-BSW-RS

  Job locations

  Victoria Centre

  53 Downs Way,

  Swindon

  SN3 6BW

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

  Desirable

  • Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications
  • MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

  Eligibility

  Essential

  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
  • Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of gaining CCT
  • Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
  • Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

  Desirable

  • CCT in General Adult Psychiatry

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of assessing and treating patients in an inpatient/community setting.

  Personal Skills

  Essential

  • To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
  • Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
  • Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

  Clinical Skills

  Essential

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

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.

  Teaching

  Essential

  • Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.
  • Understand principles of teaching.

  Research and Audit

  Essential

  • Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
  • Experience of carrying out an audit project.

  Management

  Essential

  • Evidence of management/leadership skills training.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

  Desirable

  • Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications
  • MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

  Eligibility

  Essential

  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
  • Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of gaining CCT
  • Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
  • Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

  Desirable

  • CCT in General Adult Psychiatry

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of assessing and treating patients in an inpatient/community setting.

  Personal Skills

  Essential

  • To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
  • Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
  • Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

  Clinical Skills

  Essential

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

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.

  Teaching

  Essential

  • Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.
  • Understand principles of teaching.

  Research and Audit

  Essential

  • Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
  • Experience of carrying out an audit project.

  Management

  Essential

  • Evidence of management/leadership skills training.

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

  Address

  Victoria Centre

  53 Downs Way,

  Swindon

  SN3 6BW

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

  Address

  Victoria Centre

  53 Downs Way,

  Swindon

  SN3 6BW

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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