Consultant Psychiatrist

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; Devizes; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled individual to deliver direct interventions to service users. You will conduct assessments and treatment for mental and physical health needs, provide medical leadership, and liaise with various multidisciplinary teams. If you are passionate about mental health and focused on providing excellent care, consider this opportunity to make a significant impact in the community.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct interventions to service users based on need.
• Conduct assessments and treatment for mental and physical health.
• Provide medical input and leadership to the CMHT.
• Advise Multi-Disciplinary Teams and attend meetings.
• Assess and treat outpatients in clinics.
• Hold CPA meetings for outpatients.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver direct interventions to service users at a level of intensity according to need, including those requiring an assertive approach and those who are difficult to engage.
• Conduct ongoing assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs.
• Provide medical input and leadership to the WWKD CMHT, with particular responsibility for patients from surgeries in Melksham and Trowbridge.
• Provide advice to members of the Multi-Disciplinary Teams in the WWKD CMHT team and attend regular MDT meetings.
• Assess and treat outpatients in clinics.
• Hold CPA meetings for outpatients.
• Visit patients in their own place of residence if clinically indicated.
• Liaise with other parts of the service, GPs and non-NHS organisations wherever applicable.
• Liaise with the Intensive and Inpatient services as appropriate to facilitate the smooth handover of clients between services.
• Fulfil the Responsible Clinician role with respect to patients subject to Community Treatment Orders.

About the Employer

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust), a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.