Consultant General Adult Liaison Psychiatry(UK Visa Sponsorship)

Job Description

Lead Mental Health Care at the Front Door of Acute Services

This Consultant in General Adult Liaison Psychiatry post offers an opportunity to play a central leadership role within a well-established and high-performing liaison psychiatry service at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital. The service sits at the heart of acute care, supporting patients with complex mental health needs who present to the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit, and inpatient wards.

You will provide senior clinical leadership, expert assessment, and decisive risk management, working closely with acute hospital colleagues to ensure safe, timely, and compassionate care. The role combines hands-on clinical work with strategic input, teaching, and service development within a supportive and collaborative Trust.

Your Role and Impact

As a Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, you will:

• Deliver specialist psychiatric assessment and management for adults presenting with complex mental health needs in acute hospital settings.
• Act as Responsible Clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act.
• Provide senior clinical oversight to the multidisciplinary team (MDT), supporting high-quality decision-making in high-pressure environments.
• Lead on risk formulation and management, balancing patient safety with recovery-focused care.
• Work collaboratively with emergency medicine, acute medicine, medical and surgical teams, community mental health services, and specialist pathways.
• The service is aligned with CORE24 standards, and you will contribute to pathway development, quality improvement initiatives, and service innovation in line with national best practice.
• Job Plan and Professional Opportunities
• 10 Programmed Activities (PAs)
• 7.5 Direct Clinical Care (DCC)
• 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA)

Opportunities for:

• Teaching and supervision of junior doctors and trainees
• Participation in the Trust’s academic and CPD programme
• Service development, audit, and governance work
• On-call commitment: Approximately 1:10 as second senior on-call

The Trust offers structured CPD support, mentoring for new consultants, and a culture that actively supports professional development and wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical and Professional Practice

• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical documentation.
• Ensure high standards of clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement.
• Undertake administrative duties linked to patient care efficiently and responsibly.

Leadership, Teaching & Supervision

• Provide appraisal, supervision, and professional support to junior medical staff.
• Ensure junior doctors work within the Working Time Directive and New Deal requirements.
• Contribute to the Trust’s internal education programme through teaching, lectures, and seminars.

Service Development & Governance

• Participate in service and business planning to support evolving models of care.
• Engage in annual job planning to adapt the role in line with service modernisation.
• Work closely with clinical managers and senior colleagues to ensure safe, effective service delivery.
• All practice is expected to align with GMC standards and professional codes of conduct.

About the Trust

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established, integrated organisation bringing together mental health, learning disability, community, and physical health services.

With over 13,000 staff across more than 300 sites, the Trust is committed to improving access, continuity, and outcomes through joined-up care. The organisation brings together services previously delivered by Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust community and mental health teams, and Hampshire CAMHS.

The Trust is guided by its CARE values:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

You will be joining a system focused on collaboration, innovation, and delivering care in the right place, at the right time.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
• CCT in General Adult Psychiatry, or within 12 months of CCT at interview
• Eligible for inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register
• Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983

Experience

• Experience working in General Adult Psychiatry
• Experience managing detained patients and Mental Health Act inpatients at senior trainee or consultant level
• Experience of audit and a sound understanding of clinical governance principles

Pre-Employment Checks and Right to Work

This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Applicants requiring Skilled Worker visa sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside UK applicants.

Overseas applicants and adult dependants may be required to provide criminal record certificates for countries lived in during the past 10 years.

Inclusive and Flexible Recruitment

The Trust is committed to fair, inclusive, and accessible recruitment. Flexible working options are welcomed and can be discussed during the interview process. If any part of the person specification may present a barrier to your application, the recruitment team is keen to work with you to find solutions.