# Consultant Psychiatrist Liaison > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-liaison/53cc29a2-049f-4518-bad7-882c67bbda38 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-psychiatrist-liaison/53cc29a2-049f-4518-bad7-882c67bbda38.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Ashton Under Lyne - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Psychiatry - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-15T13:51:11.732Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Bury/Pennine_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medical_Liaison_Psychiatry/Medical_Liaison_Psychiatry-v8015578 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8015578?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to make a full time appointment for a consultant psychiatrist to work in the well-established Mental Health Liaison Team based at Fairfield General Hospital. This is a substantive appointment. The appointee will have a lead role in consolidatingthe developments that have occurred within this service recently helping the service continue to develop in order to meet the ‘Core 24’ standards defined by the Department of Health. this is a rewarding and exciting post within a highly supportive environment and you will be working with a dynamic and responsive team the out of hours on-call frequency is low (1 in 30) with full second tier cover and 1 day off afterwards. we offer ample opportunities for our consultants professional development and opportunities for additional work for additional PA's (negotiation required) you will be welcomed and supported in developing your skills and contributions to the borough, the wider organisation and beyond ### Main duties of the job these include clinical, liaison, educational, managerial and service evaluation roles. Clinical work will include assessment and interventions with patients in the acute trust and involve working with an expanding multidisciplinary liaison mental health team. the team will promote the development of skills in this area within the acute trust and pathway development. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities the post holder needs excellent knowledge and experience of assessing and providing mental health interventions for people with comorbid physical health difficulties. the post is suitable for those with a CCT in adult or a dual in adult and old age psychiatry and experience of working in an acute hospital setting. an endorsement in liaison psychiatry is desirable but not essential. applications are welcome from those who want to work part time. Section 12 and AC approval are a necessity. applicants must be on the GMC's specialist register or eligible for inclusion or be within six months of an anticipated award of a certificate of completion of training (CCT) in general Adult Psychiatry or dual CCT a/a at the time of interview for the post. you will have relevant professional qualifications in line with "essential" elements of the person specification and a CV demonstrating a wide range - f "essential and Desirable" skills in terms of qualifications, clinical skills, knowledge and experience as well as academic skills and life long learning all detailed in the attached job description. ## Job Details Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to make a full time appointment for a consultant psychiatrist to work in the well-established Mental Health Liaison Team based at Fairfield General Hospital. This is a substantive appointment. The appointee will have a lead role in consolidatingthe developments that have occurred within this service recently helping the service continue to develop in order to meet the ‘Core 24’ standards defined by the Department of Health. this is a rewarding and exciting post within a highly supportive environment and you will be working with a dynamic and responsive team the out of hours on-call frequency is low (1 in 30) with full second tier cover and 1 day off afterwards. we offer ample opportunities for our consultants professional development and opportunities for additional work for additional PA's (negotiation required) you will be welcomed and supported in developing your skills and contributions to the borough, the wider organisation and beyond ## Job Description these include clinical, liaison, educational, managerial and service evaluation roles. Clinical work will include assessment and interventions with patients in the acute trust and involve working with an expanding multidisciplinary liaison mental health team. the team will promote the development of skills in this area within the acute trust and pathway development. ## Responsibilities the post holder needs excellent knowledge and experience of assessing and providing mental health interventions for people with comorbid physical health difficulties. the post is suitable for those with a CCT in adult or a dual in adult and old age psychiatry and experience of working in an acute hospital setting. an endorsement in liaison psychiatry is desirable but not essential. applications are welcome from those who want to work part time. Section 12 and AC approval are a necessity. applicants must be on the GMC's specialist register or eligible for inclusion or be within six months of an anticipated award of a certificate of completion of training (CCT) in general Adult Psychiatry or dual CCT a/a at the time of interview for the post. you will have relevant professional qualifications in line with "essential" elements of the person specification and a CV demonstrating a wide range of "essential and Desirable" skills in terms of qualifications, clinical skills, knowledge and experience as well as academic skills and life long learning all detailed in the attached job description. ## Person Specification ### transport **Essential** - Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative ### Personal Spec **Essential** - MbCHb or MBBS - Fully Registered with GMC licesnse to practice - On GMC Specialist register - AC approval or able to achieve within 3 months - Section 12 approval **Desirable** - MRCPsych or equivalent - Endoresement in Liaison Psychiatry - Additional Qualifications ### Clinical skills, knowledge and experience **Essential** - Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA - Excellence in working extensively in multi-disciplinary teams at ST4-6 or consultant level. **Desirable** - Experience in Liaison ## Documents - [jd liaison (pdf, 720.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10301503) - [personal spec (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10301504) - [policy statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 117.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=440) ## 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.