Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

jobs24.co.uk; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated consultant to join their mental health team in Tameside. This role involves managing both inpatient and outpatient psychiatric patients, providing clinical leadership, and collaborating closely with the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). You will play a vital role in decision-making, conducting ward rounds, and ensuring high-quality care for patients. If you are passionate about mental health and want to make a positive impact in your community, this opportunity offers a rewarding environment to thrive and contribute to improving lives.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complex psychiatric cases and leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong decision-making skills and ability to work collaboratively with CMHT.

Responsibilities

• Attend weekly referral meetings and lead decision-making for your sector.
• Manage inpatient and outpatient caseloads effectively.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Decision Making

Patient Management

Mental Health Expertise

Education

Medical Degree

Specialization in Psychiatry

Job description

We are seeking a knowledgeable, driven, and forward-thinking consultant to join our sector-based team in Tameside. The post can be 8 to 10 PAs. The holder will be responsible for inpatients and outpatients from Dukinfield and parts of Denton and will work closely with the West CMHT. This is a replacement post due to staff retirement and reconfiguration of sectors.

The post covers Dukinfield, part of Denton, which is part of the CMHT catchment area and will be responsible for all psychiatric patients in their sector.

Responsibilities include:

1. Attending weekly referral meetings with CMHT management, on average three per week.
2. Taking a lead role in decision making regarding the referrals for your sector and working closely with CMHT.
3. Conducting a weekly ward round, working with the ward MDT.
4. Managing an inpatient caseload of 4-7 inpatients.
5. Managing an outpatient caseload of around 150 patients.
6. Seeing 20-25 follow-ups and 1-2 new patients per week in clinic between consultant and junior doctor clinics.
7. Providing advice and liaison to the acute Trust for patients in their own sector.
8. Sharing access to facilities within the service and working closely with members of the MDT.
9. Negotiating a timetable with the Line Manager.
10. Leading the MDT in respect to individual cases and overall functioning and clinical targeting of the team.
11. Providing clinical leadership of the team, management of complex cases including care plan and treatment formulation, plus guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.