Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry-PCLS
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Locum Consultant Psychiatrist Position
We are seeking a Locum Consultant psychiatrist to join the Primary Care Liaison Service in Swindon. The post is an established post which has become vacant due to the previous incumbent moving to another service within AWP. The post involves working as the Primary Care Liaison consultant for a single CMHT catchment area in Swindon.
Role Overview
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 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.
This is a Locum Consultant Post for 6 Months. Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.
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Key Responsibilities
The Locum Consultant Psychiatrist will provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and medical leadership within the Primary Care Liaison Service, including responsibility for patients registered with designated GP practices. The post holder will support care pathway transitions, provide advice and guidance to primary care colleagues, supervise junior medical staff, contribute to multidisciplinary team working, teaching, clinical governance, audit, and service development. The role also includes leadership of the clinical team, participation in strategic and quality improvement initiatives, maintenance of performance standards, and provision of statutory medical responsibilities. The Consultant will work collaboratively across Primary care and secondary care services to ensure timely access to specialist care and continuity of treatment.
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 / 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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