Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Inpatient

NHS; Bolton; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health organization is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to provide clinical leadership within the Bolton Mental Health Unit. This position involves managing a cohort of inpatients, conducting assessments, and ensuring collaborative care with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates must hold a GMC license and meet specific qualifications. The competitive salary ranges from £109,725 to £145,478 annually, reflecting the demand for dedicated specialists in mental health care.

Qualifications

• Hold a License to practice from the GMC.
• Included on the Specialist Register of the GMC within 6 months.
• Attain AC Status within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for the ward team and trainees.
• Conduct regular ward reviews and support the team to complete CPA.
• Undertake assessments of admissions to the service.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mental Health Assessment

Risk Management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

License to practice from the GMC

Included on the Specialist Register of the GMC

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist - Bolton - General Adult Inpatient

The Trust is seeking a consultant general adult psychiatrist to work within the Bolton Mental Health Unit based at the Rivington Unit, Royal Bolton Hospital. The post holder will act as the Responsible Clinician for up to 20 inpatients, both on an informal and detained basis, who reside within the South Bolton catchment area, and occasionally patients who have been placed out of their usual catchment area (averaging about 3-4 patients of the cohort of 20 inpatients

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical leadership for the ward team and trainees.
• The post has 23 beds and patients can be admitted from across the trust's patch.
• Conduct regular ward reviews and ward rounds, support the team to complete CPA.
• Undertake assessments of admissions to the service.
• Assist team to diagnose and formulate management plans in all presentations.
• Assessment and management of risk including of vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety and risk of harm to others.
• Coordinate care with input from pharmacists, occupational therapists and psychology staff.
• Preparation of Mental Health Review Tribunal and Managers' Hearings reports and attendance at subsequent hearings.
• Preparation of consent to treatment paperwork as well as any other MHA work such as section 17 leave, section renewals and CTOs.
• Work in a collaborative way with multidisciplinary teams including external partners.
• Work in partnership with psychiatrists from partner providers such as Forensic and Rehabilitation Psychiatrists.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

• Provide clinical leadership for the ward team and trainees.
• The post has 23 beds and patients can be admitted from across the trusts patch.
• Conduct regular ward reviews and ward rounds, support the team to complete CPA.
• Undertake assessments of admissions to the service

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Should hold a License to practice from the GMC
• Within 6 months of being included on the Specialist Register of the GMC
• Within 3 months from attaining AC Status

Skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum pro rata