Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability

Joint post Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability (ID) (0.4 WTE) Consultant psychiatrist in Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Cheshire) service (0.6 WTE)

This is a newly developed full-time community-based post. Full-time and part-time applications (as part of a job share arrangement) will be considered.

The base for the Adult Intellectual Disability role covering Wirral is at the Stein Centre. The Adult ADHD post will cover Cheshire West and Cheshire East with clinics across both areas. Contractual base to be agreed.

The service has a base at the Stein Centre, St Catherine's Hospital, Birkenhead attendance will be required for multi disciplinary team meetings, teaching & training, The post holder will provide psychiatric input to adults with learning disabilities of 18 years and older living in Wirral. The post holder will be a key member of the Community Learning Disability team based at Millenium Centre Wallasey. It is also expected that psychiatric assessment, advice and liaison will be given in a variety of community locations. The post holder is expected to carry out assessments of complex cases and support development of multi-disciplinary management plans.

The consultant will have access to adult Intellectual disability assessment and treatment beds at Eastways and Greenways units but may also access Wirral General Psychiatry beds if appropriate and in liaison with Consultant colleagues.

The consultant will be expected to work in close liaison with the wider community health teams, social services teams, provider services, and other statutory and voluntary agencies.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.