We are seeking a Psychiatrist, ready for their next challenge to lead our team across our female-only Psychiatric Intensive Care Units and male and female acute wards. This role requires a dynamic and inspiring leader who can foster a professional, open culture that empowers our clinical staff to provide exceptional, compassionate care.
As the Consultant Psychiatrist, you will be a visible and influential figure within our hospital. You will work collaboratively with a multi-professional management team, ensuring that our care meets the highest regulatory standards. Your leadership will be key in shaping the strategic direction of our unit, always prioritising safe, effective, and individualised care for every patient.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
In collaboration with other clinical colleagues and managers help to develop a comprehensive treatment service that seeks to deliver a high quality response to those suffering from a range of mental health problems based on quality assured evidence based practice.
You will be responsible for providing advice with regard to the psychiatric care of clients within their respective service area. This will entail taking overall responsibility for a defined caseload of patients
- Work in close collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and foster positive working relationships with –Medical Director, Hospital Director, Clinical Services Manager and external stakeholders.
- Oversee the performance of the Consultant Psychiatrists ensuring that systems are in place to support appraisal and revalidation. Identify, investigate and escalate concerns about psychiatrists’ conduct or performance.
- Maintain effective, professional leadership for alongside other Consultant Psychiatrists providing clinical supervision and mentorship.
- Work with the Responsible Officer to support the appraisal and revalidation process for other Psychiatrists.
- Represent the business externally at local, regional and national level, raising the profile of the business and establishing working relationships with commissioners, community teams and other key partners.
- Participate in an out of hours rota with other Consultant Psychiatric colleagues.
- Ensure there is adequate consultant cover across the hospital as required
- Participate in quality enhancement and service evaluation projects and will be encouraged to undertake any research which may be relevant to either short or long-term service improvement.
- Participate in educational and health promotion activities within the Mental Health Service and to be pro-active in liaising on a regular basis with General Practitioners.
- Lead the CPD programme for the hospital and foster a culture of learning.
- Provide input and advice on any relevant initiatives that require a medical perspective e.g. implementation of recommendations from NICE, National Inquiries, External Investigations etc.
- Approved Clinician status
- A member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) and in good CPD standing with same
- Current registration with GMC
Experience Required:
- At least five years’ experience in in-patient setting
- Experience of working in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit
- Experience of working in Acute Services (Male of Female)
- Ability to take independent Clinical decisions and demonstrate clinical leadership.
Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- In depth knowledge of MHA and MCA
- Effective communication skills – verbal and written.
- Up to date with current practices in in-patient Psychiatry
- Able to organise oneself and prioritise clinical need
- Evidence of participation in audit
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Job description available on request.