Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry, Mental Health Liaison Service Part-Time 6PAs
Branch: South West Acute Hospital
Location: South West Acute Hospital
Directorate: Adult Mental Health & Disability Services
Contract Type: Permanent
Opening date: 06/11/26
Closes: Fri, 29 January 2027 @ 3:30 PM
Interview Dates: TBC

IMPORTANT NOTE
Due to challenges in filling this role, the Trust has received approval from the Department of Health to apply a Recruitment and Retention Premium (RRP) to this position for successful applicants joining HSCNI.

The rate of 20% of the basic starting salary will be applied as RRP, exclusive of any clinical excellence or discretionary points and any on call availability supplement.

The RRP will normally be paid as a lump sum.

The RRP is a fixed rate for the 2 year period and is not uplifted by incremental progression or by any uplift arising from pay awards. The allowance is non-pensionable.

Please be aware you will be expected to remain in the post for at least 2 years and that the premium will be repayable if you leave the post before the end of the 2 year period.

It is important to note that this RRP does not apply to applicants applying from within HSCNI.

Flexible Working
Successful applicants have the opportunity to request Flexible Working from the 1st day of their employment. A number of Flexible Working provisions are offered by all HSC Organisations, what provisions are available depends on the role being undertaken.

Job Summary
The WHSCT wishes to appoint a 1.6 WTE Consultant Psychiatrist to work in the newly developed Mental Health Liaison Service. The post holder will work within the multidisciplinary team to deliver an integrated mental health assessment and psychiatry liaison service for the adult population of 18-65 year olds within the trust acute hospitals.

The appointed consultant will provide expert assessment and advice to the team regarding all mental health presentations to the service, will provide advice and supervision to the team and is envisaged to be involved in providing some teaching and training to acute hospital staff.

Key Result Areas / Main Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric care to patients referred to the Western Health and Social Care Trust Mental Health Liaison Service.
• Provide medical expertise within the Multidisciplinary Liaison Team.
• Work in partnership with clinical colleagues and service managers and provide professional leadership including clinical supervision to the medical team.
• Ensure effective liaison occurs between mental health services and acute hospital and with other agencies in the voluntary and statutory sectors as appropriate.
• Assist with the development of training and education for acute hospital staff and mental health staff.
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota.
• Cover consultant colleagues' periods of leave as necessary.

Personnel Specification (Essential)

• Hold or be eligible for Full GMC registration and be on or eligible for the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry via CCT or Portfolio Pathway (CESR).
• Minimum 6 months experience of any age liaison psychiatry within the last 5 years.
• Hold a current full driving licence valid for use in the UK and have access to a car or an approved form of transport.

Remuneration
This post will be subject to the Consultant Terms and Conditions of Service (Northern Ireland).

Annual Leave
6 weeks plus 2 days leave per annum, arranged with Consultant colleagues and with the agreement of Clinical Lead.

The Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.