Adult Psychiatry - Community - Consultant

TN United Kingdom; Oldham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a Consultant Adult Psychiatrist to join their team at Royal Oldham Hospital. This role offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment, where you will collaborate with fellow healthcare professionals to provide exceptional care. You'll have access to advanced medical facilities and be involved in both clinical and educational support. If you are passionate about mental health and eager to mentor the next generation of doctors, this position is perfect for you. Join a team dedicated to excellence in psychiatry services and make a meaningful impact in patients' lives.

Benefits

Access to The Support Hub

Free CPD courses

Dedicated placement officer

24/7/365 support

Competitive pay rates

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid medical license and be on GMC's Specialist Register.
• 6 months recent NHS experience within the last 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Conduct new referral assessments and formulate care plans.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team and communicate effectively with patients.
• Teach and mentor junior doctors and medical students.

Skills

Quick thinking abilities

Patience and mentoring

Attention to detail

Pro-active research approach

Empathy and understanding

Education

MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)

CCT or CESR

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29.04.2025

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13.06.2025

Job Description:

Role: Adult Psychiatry Consultant

• Access to The Support Hub - our support service to help support your mental health and wellbeing and enable you to deliver outstanding care
• First sight of shifts across multiple NHS trusts
• Competitive pay rates
• A dedicated placement officer
• Free CPD courses and career support with Medacs Academy
• Hundreds of new shifts available every day
• Long term jobs and short shifts available
• Revalidation support
• 24/7/365 support - we're here when you need us

Are you a Consultant Adult Psychiatrist looking for the perfect clinical placement?

As a Consultant Adult Psychiatrist, your skills, knowledge, and experience are critical to the successful provision of psychiatry services at Royal Oldham Hospital. Here you have extensive opportunities to develop good collaborative therapeutic alliances with patients and patients' families while being a pillar of clinical and educational support for junior doctors.

Working flexible shifts at Royal Oldham Hospital, you will enjoy close working relationships with your fellow healthcare professionals. Together you will seek to establish a common understanding of the problems the patient is experiencing, taking a lead role in establishing the strategic management plan for a patient, utilising your therapeutic skills to develop a constructive pathway to recovery.

The Royal Oldham Hospital takes their contribution to medical development and advancement seriously with an emphasis on ensuring excellence across the domains which matter the most to the wellbeing of patients. As a result, you will have access to some of the most advanced medical facilities in the country and unparalleled opportunities for specialism, research, and academia throughout your consultancy.

Development and opportunities

As a Consultant, you will be dedicated to imparting complex knowledge and championing skill enhancement throughout the entire hospital. Leading by example, you will encourage uptake for the wide range of development and support packages available, supporting and mentoring your fellow healthcare professionals in their continuous professional development.

In addition to your qualifications, as an Adult Psychiatry Consultant, you will have:

• Quick thinking abilities
• Patience and the ability to teach, coach and mentor
• Excellent attention to detail
• A systematic approach to tasks and delegation
• A pro-active approach to research and academia
• Empathy and understanding
• A dedication to improving and developing knowledge and skills

Main Duties/Responsibilities

As an Adult Psychiatry Consultant with Royal Oldham Hospital you will:

• Carry out new referral assessments, deliver therapy or refer to psychology colleagues for relevant interventions, or to follow up patients for medication reviews.
• Formulate care and treatment plans, prescribe various types of treatment, and provide guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
• Actively support patients and their families, communicating clinical information to explain a diagnosis and treatment options using various methods to ensure practical understanding.
• Communicate with patients and the wider multidisciplinary team on shared patient decision making.
• Work in and where appropriate, lead a multidisciplinary team.
• Assess and prioritise patient/client requirements, delegating effectively to others.
• Recognise, review, and report a patient's condition and any changes to the patient and the multidisciplinary team.
• Performing basic administrative and clerical tasks, such as keeping records of test results, writing prescriptions, providing information to patients, and monitoring treatment plans.
• Help teach and train other junior doctors and medical students and other multidisciplinary team members.

Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications

• MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) or equivalent.
• Hold CCT or CESR at the time of interview or in an established training programme and within six months of CCT
• Inclusion on GMC's Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT or CESR (CP) at interview.
• 6 months recent NHS experience within the last 3 years.

Development and opportunities

If you are looking for a consultancy role within a Trust that continuously strives to achieve excellence, apply today and be a critical part of their renowned psychiatry services provision.