# Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry- NW Intensive Service, Devizes > 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-in-general-adult-psychiatry-nw-intensive-service-devizes/6c33285e-e66c-459a-8ad7-faaa43d3828f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-general-adult-psychiatry-nw-intensive-service-devizes/6c33285e-e66c-459a-8ad7-faaa43d3828f.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:** £109,725 - £145,478 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Substantive - **Employment type:** 10 sessions per week (Full Time - 10 PAs) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-04-09T11:45:17.029Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Devizes/Avon_Wiltshire_Mental_Health_Partnership_NHS_Trust/General_Adult_Community_Psychiatry/General_Adult_Community_Psychiatry-v7925793 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7925793?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.awp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join the North Wiltshire Intensive Service. The post is vacant due to the post-holder leaving. The consultant will provide clinical advice and leadership in a number of settings and interactions throughout their working week rather than at designated times only in their weekly timetable. There are weekly case reviews where an MDT approach reviews more complex presentations. This facilitates team discussion and creation of a team formulation. The Service are currently advertising for a Speciality Doctor to support the consultant. ### Main duties of the job Provide clinical leadership and consultation for Intensive Team members, supporting them in providing home based care and facilitating safe and timely transitions for patients between Inpatient and community services. - Assess and treat patients referred to the Intensive Team advising on management plans through regular Team reviews and handovers and advice to Team members . Work with colleagues in the Intensive and Inpatient services to lead the acute care pathway - Teach and supervise Medical Students. - Support and participate in Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement. - Comply with all Trust policies including Equal Opportunities and to promote equality of access to healthcare at all times. - The post holder will be encouraged to develop an area of special clinical interest in line with service needs. This may be practice-based research. - The Trust expects engagement in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and, in view of this, appropriate study leave and expenses will be supported. CPD will include continued training to maintain the role of Educational supervisor for trainees. - The post holder will undertake administrative duties associated with the running of his/her clinical work. ### 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 Adults of working age 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 - [342-rvn009-bsw-al approved jd oct 24 - updated (pdf, 846.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10203918) ## 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.