Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Inpatient & Community Services

We're looking for 4 Consultants Psychiatrists to join our team of life savers and life changers who share our values to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we're proud to be the difference improving lives every day.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our acute inpatient and community mental health teams. Successful applicants will be given the opportunity to preference and negotiate bespoke job plans across the below services:

Our newly renovated and modern Maple Ward

Our brand new Dovedale 2 Ward

Our Community Mental Health Teams

Our Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team

Main duties of the job

Leadership/Management Duties

Attendance at Monthly Governance meetings and Leadership meetings (which will be aimed to be provided as protected time to enable candidates to provide crucial clinical leadership into operations of the service which will ultimately impact patient care and efficient team functioning).

To review and undertake QIP / Service improvement work as directed by service needs.

In addition, Candidates will be supported with any other special interest area of work they may have / would like to hold.

Clinical Duties

The below is subject to requirements of the individual service(s) the successful applicant will be working within.

Provide senior medical leadership within your clinical team(s).

Participation in multidisciplinary team meetings.

Medical leadership to the multidisciplinary team.

Medical/psychiatric assessments for care planning and risk assessment

Formulation and delivery of appropriate pharmacological and psychological interventions to aid recovery.

Medical/psychiatric assessments for care planning and risk assessment.

Formulation and delivery of appropriate pharmacological and psychological interventions to aid recovery.

Assessment for people detained under the Mental Health Act.

Attendance at Tribunal hearings for people detained under Mental Health Act.

Completion of administrative tasks necessary for clinical responsibilities.

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.