Consultant in Medical Psychotherapy and Liaison Psychiatry

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Consultant in Medical Psychotherapy and Liaison Psychiatry

The closing date is 09 August 2026

Medical Psychotherapy Tutor: The postholder will be responsible for the organisation, delivery and governance of psychotherapy training for trainees in psychiatry placed with CWPT, working in collaboration with the Director of Medical Education and other key stakeholders.

Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist : The service accepts referrals of patients of all ages over 17. The Consultant will be based at Warwick Hospital for the psychotherapy work but there will be an expectation that the consultant will work flexibly across the following acute sites: University Hospital Coventry (UHCW) -1250 beds, George Elliot Hospital (GEH) - 352 beds, South Warwick Hospital (SWFT) - 350 beds, Central England Rehabilitation Unit, St Cross Hospital and other community hospitals in the catchment area when required.

Main duties of the job

Medical Psychotherapy Tutor

The post holder will:

Ensure that all core trainees have the opportunity to complete the psychotherapy requirements of the core curriculum.

Advise and support core and higher trainees in their learning by reviewing progress in psychotherapy.

Oversee the establishment and running of the core trainee Balint or case based discussion group(s.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

The MHLT sees on average 7000 patients annually, which equates to around 19 patients per day on average. Consultant opinion is requested to see around 4 patients per working day, the workload for which is divided between the available consultants each morning in the medic handover meeting (usually 2 - 4 consultants working each day). This equates to around 25 new assessments per month per WTE Consultant.

There are 1-2 requests per month to see an older adult patient in St Cross Hospital Rugby for an opinion. Mental health act assessments in the acute hospitals will not be renumerated as it falls within core duties but additional assessments outside core duties will be additionally renumerated

Objectives of the service are to provide effective liaison between service providers in the Mental Health Trust and the Acute Hospital Trusts. The team will provide effective liaison between the Mental Health services and emergency departments, acute inpatient wards and elderly care wards and provide medical leadership and clinical supervision for the Liaison Team.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice at the time of appointment
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of obtaining CCT.
• Approved Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych or equivalent

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.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

£113,565 to £150,569 a yearLess than full time, Salary will be Pro Rota