Consultant Psychiatrist – Walton CMHT: Sponsorship Available

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join Walton CMHT based at Norris Green Hub, Falklands Approach, L11. The vacancy has arisen as a result of the previous substantive post holder retiring. This post is one of three CMHT general adult consultant psychiatrist posts (the other 2 are also 1 WTE each) within Norris Green hub.

Norris Green Hub serves a catchment area of around 120,000, covering the Mid to North areas of Liverpool for adults of working age. The current post encompasses the Walton catchment areas. This is a demographically mixed area overall, but with some areas of social deprivation and some drug and alcohol- related difficulties in an urban environment.

The post holder will carry no responsibility for inpatients.

The staff at Norris Green Hub are organised in three distinct CMHTs. This CMHT consists of:

1 whole time equivalent (WTE) consultant psychiatrist (this post)

1 WTE higher / core Psychiatric Trainee.

0.5 WTE dedicated medical secretary, Band 4 and a full time band 3 shared with the other 2 teams.

1 Band 7 team leader

5 WTE community psychiatric nurses (band 6 and band 5)

7 WTE social workers shared between the 3 teams

1 WTE senior occupational therapist, Band 6 shared between the 3 teams

1 WTE psychologist.

4 WTE support time and recovery workers, Band 3 shared between the 3 teams

Input from the Hub Lithium Clinic and Health and Wellbeing Clinic.

Main duties of the job

Undertaking referrals from inpatient services, A&E and the access team.

Clinical reviews

Supervise new to service assessments as required

Undertake very complex/high risk new to service assessments

Manage team caseload.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Desirable

  • Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
  • MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent.
  • Additional clinical qualifications.

Eligibility

Essential

  • Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
  • Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
  • Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
  • Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment.

Desirable

  • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.

Transport

Essential

  • Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Excellent knowledge in specialty of General Adult Psychiatry.
  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
  • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
  • Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.

Desirable

  • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning

Essential

  • Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
  • Ability to work constructively in and to lead a multidisciplinary team.
  • Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
  • Participated in continuous professional development.
  • Participated in research or service evaluation.
  • Evidence of achievement in education, research.
  • Has actively participated in clinical audit.

Desirable

  • Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
  • Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
  • Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
  • Audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
  • Has led clinical audits leading to service change.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 13 September 2026

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