# Consultant -Female Inpatient and SW Intensive Service > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-female-inpatient-and-sw-intensive-service/daade169-0e07-405f-bf94-d3f3b7786c61 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-female-inpatient-and-sw-intensive-service/daade169-0e07-405f-bf94-d3f3b7786c61.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** Bath NHS House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Substantive - **Employment type:** 10 sessions per week (Full Time 10 PAs per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-12-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-13T15:00:56.818Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Salisbury/Avon_Wiltshire_Mental_Health_Partnership_NHS_Trust/General_Adult_Psychiatry/General_Adult_Psychiatry-v8378893 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8378893?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.awp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We seek a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our friendly and experienced team in Beechlydene Ward (10 female bedded section) and the shared role in South Wiltshire Intensive Service Fountain Way, Salisbury. This is a newly created hybrid post. The post-holder will work with ward staff on quality improvement, including introducing innovative practice, improving safety, engagement with carers and psycho-education for patients. There are excellent opportunities for teaching, including junior doctors, medical students and staff in allied professions. Participation in audit and the Trust Research programme is encouraged. The postholder will be encouraged and supported to pursue existing or special interests, which could include medical management, research, education or psychotherapy. SPA time is allocated for CPD and other professional tasks. A weekly teaching programme takes place onsite and is well attended. The post-holder will need to have positive attitudes and skills inworking collaboratively with a large range of stakeholders, while also being confident in their clinical judgement and ability to chair meetings and discuss sensitive issues with patients and families. ### Main duties of the job As the postholder, duties will include; Assess and treat service users. - Deliver interventions to service users at a level of intensity according to need, including include on-going assessment, diagnosis - Attend and lead regular MDT meetings and support the team with medical input as required. - Participate in professional meetings for service users. - Undertake urgent psychiatric assessments when necessary. - Liaise with other parts of the service and GPs and non-NHS organisations wherever applicable. - Write up all patient notes using the Trusts Electronic Record system(Rio) - Ensure effective and timely documentation and communication of clinical decision-making and management plans. - Maintain Approved Clinician and Section 12 approval, which are requirements of the post. - Liaise with other parts of the service and GPs and non-NHS organisations wherever applicable. - Liaise with the Intensive and Inpatient services as appropriate to facilitate the smooth handover of clients between services. - Prepare (can delegate) Mental Health Act Tribunal reports and participate in Mental Health Act Tribunal meetings ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Teaching **Essential** - Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching. - Understand principles of teaching. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of assessing and treating patients in a community setting. ### Management **Essential** - Evidence of management/leadership skills training. ### 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 ### 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. ### Clinical Skills **Essential** - Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Older Adults and to deal with crisis situations. ### 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 ### Research and Audit **Essential** - Experience or involvement in a research project and publication. - Experience of carrying out an audit project. ## Documents - [financial support & discounts (pdf, 919.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2794) - [value of the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 279.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2795) - [inclusive top 50 uk employers list (pdf, 78.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2439) - [rvn148-bsw-ms - wiltshire - female inpatient and intensive (pdf, 603.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10772037) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.