Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Consultant Psychiatrist - Acute Hospital Liaison, Swindon
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Consultant Psychiatrist - Acute Hospital Liaison Service
We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Acute Hospital Liaison Service, based at the Victoria Centre on the Great Western Hospital site. You will join a well-established, highly regarded multidisciplinary team with strong links to community and crisis services, working within a PLAN-accredited liaison psychiatry service.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide assessment and treatment advice for adults of working age in the acute hospital.
- Work closely with the team manager to lead service development and quality improvement.
- Shape and grow the service further in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.
Professional Development Opportunities
- Reinstate core and higher trainee placements.
- Contribute to teaching within the hospital.
- Access a Trust-wide leadership development programme covering personal leadership, team leadership, and leading change.
About the Service
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. GWH is a 670-bedded District general hospital with a 24/7 emergency department.
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The team provides 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, including 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.
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Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Dr. Kalai Ramasamy
- Job Title: Medical Lead
- Email Address: k.ramasamy1@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 01793 550526
Dr. Kalai Ramasamy (Medical Lead)
k.ramasamy1@nhs.net
Polly Sturgess (Operational Manager)
polly.sturgess@nhs.net
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