Consultant Psychiatrist - Acute Hospital Liaison, Swindon

Avon & Wiltshire Partnership; Swindon; On-site; GBP 79,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Swindon is seeking two Liaison Consultants for their Acute Hospital Liaison Service. This role involves providing diagnostic advice, engaging in clinical leadership, and participating in a multidisciplinary team. Successful candidates will join an established trust focused on mental health care and will be part of a dynamic environment aimed at improving patient outcomes. Flexibility in the number of sessions is available based on service needs.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified consultant with a background in general adult, dual trained, or older adult specializations.
• Expected to perform diagnostic assessments and treatment plans.
• Ability to participate in clinical leadership and service development.

Responsibilities

• Provide diagnostic and treatment advice for patients at Great Western Hospital.
• Lead clinical discussions in daily MDT meetings.
• Triage referrals and manage face-to-face patient contacts.

Skills

Diagnostic and treatment advice

Clinical leadership

Teaching and training ability

Multidisciplinary team collaboration

Education

General adult or dual trained qualification

Job description

Overview

Liaison Consultants – Full time 10PA adults of working age and 6PA older adult. We are seeking two Consultants to join our Acute Hospital Liaison Service in Swindon. These are newly created posts based within the Mental Health Unit at the Victoria Centre on the site of Great Western Hospital.

Team and Leadership

You’ll be joining a forward‑thinking Trust with a well established multidisciplinary team that has good links to community and crisis services. We offer a leadership development programme designed to support you around three core areas: self‑as‑a‑leader, leading teams and leading change and transition.

Role and Responsibilities

The role of the consultant 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. There is a significant teaching and training aspect to this role for general hospital staff. The post holder is expected to attend a daily MDT meeting in the morning with the team members, triage referrals and see patients as appropriate. 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 per week, including roughly twenty general adult and ten older adult referrals. The post holder typically sees three to four face‑to‑face patient contacts per day.

Background and Application

Applications are welcomed from general adult, dual trained, or older adult backgrounds, and there is flexibility in the number of sessions as long as service needs can be met. Following fresh investment into the medical workforce, we are recruiting two consultant colleagues to join working with the Mental Health Liaison Team attached with Great Western Hospital (GWH) in Swindon – a 670‑bedded district general hospital with a 24/7 emergency department.

About the Trust

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.

Contact

For further details or informal visits contact: Dr Ramesh Sivasubramanyam, Medical Lead – Email: [e-mail] – Phone: [phone]