Job requirements
Essential
17 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Teaching
Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.
- Teaching
Understand principles of teaching.
- Knowledge
Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.
- Experience
Experience of assessing and treating patients in an inpatient/community setting.
- Management
Evidence of management/leadership skills training.
- Eligibility
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Eligibility
Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of gaining CCT
- Eligibility
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Eligibility
Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
- Qualifications
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Clinical Skills
Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations.
- Personal Skills
To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Personal Skills
Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
- Personal Skills
Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff.
- Personal Skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Research and Audit
Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
- Research and Audit
Experience of carrying out an audit project.
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Eligibility
CCT in General Adult Psychiatry
- Qualifications
Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications
- Qualifications
MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Job overview
Fixed Term 12 Months
Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist looking for a new and exciting opportunity to be a clinical leader at the forefront of shaping mental health services? AWP is a large mental health Trust dedicated to the delivery of high quality clinical care. We are an exciting and innovative NHS organisation with performance and service improvement high on our agenda. We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Intensive Service team in Swindon. This post has arisen due to the current incumbent relocating. The successful candidate will join a dynamic and supportive group of consultants already practicing in the locality. We are also recruiting into a Specialty Doctor post to support the Consultant in the team. The post holder will be expected to work in a flexible manner with a dynamic team whilst continuing to develop professionally.
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant will deliver direct interventions to service users at a level of intensity according to need including those service users who require an assertive approach who are difficult to engage. This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs.
- The Consultant will supervise the medical team that provides medical care and act as Approved Clinician for service users in collaboration with other teams and Consultants. Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust Page 7 of 22
- They will be responsible for the mental health care of service users in line with new ways of working, monitoring and evaluating service delivery and care through regular reviews.
- The post holder is expected to collaboratively work with the inpatient teams to provide dedicated lead Consultant input to acute care services coordination, by meeting the needs of service users and enabling timely access to inpatient services, or recovery services, ensuring the CPA planning and aftercare arrangements are in place.
- The post holder will participate in gate keeping, attend MHA assessments where appropriate, and facilitating CTO discussions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant Psychiatrist - Intensive Service, Swindon with Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust in Bath, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term - 12 months). The application deadline is 23 Oct 2026.
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