1. Provide consultant leadership to the psychiatry liaison team: Team Manager Deputy Team Manager Fully staffed Nursing team Full time staff grade doctor Junior Doctors on rotation Clinical Psychologist Students from nursing, medical and paramedic backgrounds 2. Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management of issues relating to mental and physical health for acutely ill adult inpatients. 3. Undertake all work in the context of the recovery approach which is emphasised across the Trust, placing the service user at the centre of planning and decision making. 4. Attend the Handover in the Liaison service to maintain good communication with other clinicians. 5. The liaison service has a KPI targets and a requirement to meet them. The post holder will work to ensure the targets are met. 6. Provide support and training to other health care professionals and support service users through the care pathway as required whilst working with other teams in the hospital and the community setting. 7. Lead on the delivery of high quality care in all settings and be mindful of quality targets set by the Trust and those set nationally. 8. Have liaison with the linked inpatient adult mental health services and community mental health teams when indicated. 9. Develop an expertise and knowledge of local services for people with mental health problems. 10. Provide appropriate clinical supervision and training for junior medical staff and lead the multidisciplinary team. 11. Take part in mandatory Trust audit programmes and also develop local relevant audit cycles to improve the function of the community rehabilitation team. 12. Actively participate in the Trusts clinical and strategic development.