Consultant Psychiatrist (General or Forensic)
Leeds, West Yorkshire
£200,000 per annum
Permanent – 40 hours per week
Caseload: Up to 16 patients (New female PICU ward)
The Hospital provides both low secure and rehabilitation services.
The role of a Consultant Psychiatrist within my client’s hospital based in Leeds, is to support, teach and lead a team of experienced Junior Doctors, Nurses, and Support Workers in providing the highest standard of person-centred care to inpatients.
Responsibilities include:
* Alongside the multi-disciplinary staff, the post holder will have responsibility for assessing the inpatients mental state, formulating a diagnosis and monitoring the risks the person poses.
* To undertake referral meetings, case reviews as required.
* Working with the MDT in developing effective and novel treatment approaches.
* To support the development of clinical pathways.
* Providing consultation, advice and appropriate support to professionals in the wider network of the person and/or family.
* Contribute to the supervision of the trainees allocated to the service.
* To provide clinical supervision to the specialty doctor working in the team.
* Participate in the process of referral and admission including preadmission assessment with other team members within the multi-agency team.
* Contributing to specialist meetings for the services provided at the hospital and contributing to the development of service strategy.
* Work autonomously and contribute to teaching sessions.
* Collaborate with a well-established multi-disciplinary team which includes OT, psychologist, visiting GP, physical health practitioner and RMNs.
* Participate in an on-call rota.
Qualifications & Experience:
* Full GMC registration
* MRCPsych or equivalent
* Section 12 approval preferred
* Specialist register preferred (general or forensic)
* Approved clinical status
* Working within a MDT team
What’s on Offer:
A very competitive salary of £200,000 per year
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