Consultant Psychiatrist - MHSOP Teesside Liaison

This vacancy is for an existing post, for a Consultant Psychiatrist in Teesside Liaison Service which is part of Urgent Care Services. Urgent care services manage both MHSOP Liaison and Adult Mental Health Liaison.

The main Liaison team office is at Roseberry Park Hospital, Middlesbrough, which is adjacent to the James Cook University Hospital site. Dedicated and shared office space and the admin team are based at Roseberry Park Hospital. There is also a dedicated Liaison hot-desk office in James Cook University Hospital

The Liaison service offers a single seamless service across Adult Mental Health and MHSOP and provides mental health support to patients in both the Emergency Department and on the wards. There is a single point of referral for patients of any age who are in the general hospitals.

For this post, this means that the patients allocated to the postholder would be those who are appropriate for an Old Age Psychiatry service.

The Liaison service operates on a 24/7 basis and works to national targets to see Emergency Department referrals within 1 hour and ward referrals within 24 hours. The liaison model requires excellent joint working and collaboration between clinicians, and between the acute and mental health trusts. Good working relationships exist between clinicians at the acute hospitals and the Liaison service., Work with the acute hospital liaison team to provide specialist clinical input in older peoples mental health.

Provide reviews for patients previously assessed by the the ward-based teams providing assessment, treatment and discharge planning for people with a co-morbid mental health problem.

Provide specialised advice on capacity and risk issues, and support the acute hospital teams in recognising and managing mental health needs for patients within the acute Trust.

Work closely with the local community and inpatient mental health services in order that people leaving the acute hospital are provided with the most appropriate follow-up and support.

Be involved in mental health act assessments within the acute trust.. You may need to assume the role of Responsible Clinician for patients who are detained

Work with the Liaison Operational Service Manager and other clinical leads to plan and develop the services in line with the Trust Integrated Business Plan.

Work with the acute trust to deliver the Treat as One agenda to ensure parity for patients with physical and mental health conditions.

We are the Mental Health and Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

The Trust welcomes a conversation about flexible working.