Consultant Psychiatrist – Liaison Psychiatry, Preston

Overview

As a Consultant Psychiatrist in the Mental Health & Liaison Team, you will deliver rapid, age-spanning liaison assessments in A&E and hospital wards, focusing on timely mental health input for patients in Preston and Chorley. You will be RC for detained patients and contribute to a consultant on-call rota. The role sits within a supportive MDT with opportunities to develop special interests, teaching, and digital leadership. This is a full-time post with a strong emphasis on flexible working and staff wellbeing.

Pay / Benefits

• relocation package
• study leave budget (3000 over 3 years; up to 5000 for newly qualified)
• opportunities for clinical supervision
• supportive MDT and peer support
• flexible working arrangements
• on-call remuneration

Responsibilities

• Provide rapid all-ages mental health assessments in A&E and inpatients across Preston and Chorley
• act as Responsible Clinician for patients detained in Lancashire teaching hospitals
• participate on the Consultant On Call rota with additional remuneration
• work within a well-established MDT and foster relationships with the acute Trust
• develop and implement a flexible job plan aligned with Trust priorities
• support education and supervision, including potential clinical supervision responsibilities
• advise on or support digital leadership initiatives when appropriate

Key requirements

• Full GMC registration
• On GMC Specialist Register or eligible within 6 months of interview
• Section 12 Approved at start of employment
• Approved Clinician status or eligible within 6 months of interview

• Excellent MDT collaboration
• flexibility and adaptability
• teaching and mentoring orientation
• GMC registration and Specialist Register eligibility
• Section 12 approval
• Approved Clinician status

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