# Consultant in General Adult Liaison Psychiatry > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-general-adult-liaison-psychiatry/3caf5c2a-ebef-493f-a3db-5b4187d9d50c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-general-adult-liaison-psychiatry/3caf5c2a-ebef-493f-a3db-5b4187d9d50c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Nottingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum + 20% Golden Hello pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-30T07:31:40.020Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Sutton_Ashfield/Nottinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/General_Adult_Psychiatry/General_Adult_Psychiatry-v8044420 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8044420?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a part-time consultant post (6 programmed activities) to work in General Adult Liaison Psychiatry for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust within Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a part-time (6 sessions) replacement post following a permanent reduction in hours of a previous consultant.  The post will provide liaison psychiatry assessments and follow-up to patients within the acute hospital. ### Main duties of the job This is a substantive part time post in Liaison Psychiatry. The consultant will have 4 PAs for direct clinical care including clinical admin. The key part of their role will be to provide clinical leadership to the team and assessing, treating and following patients up as appropriate. The remaining 2 PAs are for supporting professional activities (SPAs) and the post holder will have flexibility to take on a variety of things such as teaching, training, research, continuing professional development/audit, and leadership activities. There is no expectation that they will take them all on. The specific job plan and allocation of PAs will be developed with the Clinical Directors, and in discussion with consultant colleagues and managers in the sector. The post holder would support the whole MDT by providing clinical leadership to the team and assessing, treating and following patients up as appropriate. Each day and week is different in how this is best achieved but to summarise; the department is a very busy liaison psychiatry department in a large acute teaching hospital trust.  The Team together sees approximately 600 new referrals per month. The service covers a teaching hospital with a current bed base of 1650 and approximately 550 ED attendances a day. The workload can vary depending on the number and acuity of referrals, but the consultant could see up to a maximum of 2 new or 6 follow-up patients per working day, depending on demand. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities An integral part of the post holder’s duties will be consultation to medical colleagues and teaching and supervision of resident medical staff. The post holder will also offer consultation to nursing colleagues in Liaison Psychiatry. Most initial assessments are carried out by the liaison nurses or other clinicians within the team, but consultant input will be required for complex cases in the Emergency Department and on wards. Other duties include: To participate in the clinical governance framework in DPM and the wider Trust. To supervise resident medical colleagues and support staff. To take an active service planning role at local level. To participate in clinical audit. Teach medical students from the University of Nottingham. Contribute to the business planning and service development of Liaison Psychiatry. The post holder will work alongside sector colleagues to provide daytime medical cover.  The out-of-hours on-call responsibilities will consist of participating in the North Nottinghamshire Combined AMH and Old-Age Consultant Rota.  For this post the on call is 1 in 13 pro rata.  There is a night-time Specialist Trainee rota and Resident level rota. The on-call commitment for this post is rated Category B, low intensity. The remuneration for this is 1%. ## Job Details This is a part-time consultant post (6 programmed activities) to work in General Adult Liaison Psychiatry for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust within Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a part-time (6 sessions) replacement post following a permanent reduction in hours of a previous consultant. The post will provide liaison psychiatry assessments and follow-up to patients within the acute hospital. ## Job Description This is a substantive part time post in Liaison Psychiatry. The consultant will have 4 PAs for direct clinical care including clinical admin. The key part of their role will be to provide clinical leadership to the team and assessing, treating and following patients up as appropriate. The remaining 2 PAs are for supporting professional activities (SPAs) and the post holder will have flexibility to take on a variety of things such as teaching, training, research, continuing professional development/audit, and leadership activities. There is no expectation that they will take them all on. The specific job plan and allocation of PAs will be developed with the Clinical Directors, and in discussion with consultant colleagues and managers in the sector. The post holder would support the whole MDT by providing clinical leadership to the team and assessing, treating and following patients up as appropriate. Each day and week is different in how this is best achieved but to summarise; the department is a very busy liaison psychiatry department in a large acute teaching hospital trust. The Team together sees approximately 600 new referrals per month. The service covers a teaching hospital with a current bed base of 1650 and approximately 550 ED attendances a day. The workload can vary depending on the number and acuity of referrals, but the consultant could see up to a maximum of 2 new or 6 follow-up patients per working day, depending on demand. ## Responsibilities An integral part of the post holder’s duties will be consultation to medical colleagues and teaching and supervision of resident medical staff. The post holder will also offer consultation to nursing colleagues in Liaison Psychiatry. Most initial assessments are carried out by the liaison nurses or other clinicians within the team, but consultant input will be required for complex cases in the Emergency Department and on wards. Other duties include: To participate in the clinical governance framework in DPM and the wider Trust. To supervise resident medical colleagues and support staff. To take an active service planning role at local level. To participate in clinical audit. Teach medical students from the University of Nottingham. Contribute to the business planning and service development of Liaison Psychiatry. The post holder will work alongside sector colleagues to provide daytime medical cover. The out-of-hours on-call responsibilities will consist of participating in the North Nottinghamshire Combined AMH and Old-Age Consultant Rota. For this post the on call is 1 in 13 pro rata. There is a night-time Specialist Trainee rota and Resident level rota. The on-call commitment for this post is rated Category B, low intensity. The remuneration for this is 1%. ## Person Specification ### Transport **Essential** - Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative. ### Eligibility **Essential** - Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment - Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months - Approved clinician status and S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment - Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment **Desirable** - In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice ### Qualifications **Essential** - MB BS or equivalent medical qualification **Desirable** - MTCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists - Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management - Additional clinical qualifications ### Academic Skills **Essential** - Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training - Able to use and appraise clinical evidence - Ability to work in and lead team - Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement - Participated in continuous professional development - Participated in research or service evaluation - Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes **Desirable** - Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post - Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken - Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation - Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications - Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Excellent knowledge in speciality - Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others - Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge - Excellent oral and written communication skills in English - Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty - Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA **Desirable** - Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service ## Documents - [about the trust (pdf, 6.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2983) - [colleague benefits (pdf, 16.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2913) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 728.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10333260) ## 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.