Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry-PCLS
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Consultant Psychiatrist - Primary Care Liaison Service
We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Primary Care Liaison Service in Swindon. The post is an established position that has become vacant due to the previous incumbent moving to another service within AWP.
About the Role
The post holder will provide clinical leadership in the team, help triage referrals, assess patients and make recommendations on care, provide advice to colleagues on assessment and management, liaising and working closely with the Intensive Service, Community Mental Health Team and Primary Care. The consultant will work closely with the PCLS Manager to ensure that a safe, efficient, and high-quality service is delivered by the Team. The Consultant will also provide clinical supervision and management supervision for doctors reporting to them.
The Consultant will deliver advice to service users including undertaking assessments, and determining the most appropriate service provision to meet identified needs, including brief interventions where required.
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The Consultant will supervise any medical staff providing input into the service. Work collaboratively with the Recovery, Intensive and Inpatient Services to facilitate transitions through the care pathway.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of services in line with best practice and nationally accredited standards.
- Support and participate in strategic development both within the local service and the wider Trust.
- Provide leadership to their Team.
- Respond to Advice and Guidance requests within 3-5 working days in accordance with the PCLS Standard Operating Procedure.
- Regularly attend the PCLS Team MDT meetings.
- Support and participate in Clinical Governance and Audit.
- Maintain competence to provide cover for supervision of ECT junior doctor rota (along with all other consultants).
- Provide medical and AC responsibility for patients within PCLS caseload from designated GP practices.
About AWP
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: Kalaiselvan Ramasamy
- Job Title: Medical Lead
- Email Address: k.ramasamy1@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 01793 550526
Kalaiselvan Ramasamy (Medical Lead)
k.ramasamy1@nhs.net
Polly Sturgess (Operational Manager)
polly.sturgess@nhs.net
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