Consultant Psychiatrist - Dean Ward

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bradley Stoke; Sur place; GBP 85 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Healthy work-life balance

Support from LNC and Medical Staffing

Résumé du poste

The Methodist Church in Britain seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist to provide senior clinical leadership on Dean Ward, a 15-bed female inpatient ward at Wotton Lawn Hospital, Gloucestershire. This role combines direct patient contact with supervision of colleagues within the NHS framework.

The post includes Responsible Clinician duties, involvement in Mental Health Act meetings, and collaboration with an MDT. Experience in NHS policies and leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Senior clinical leadership experience in psychiatry
• Good knowledge of NHS policies and procedures relating to medical staff

Responsabilités

• Provide senior clinical leadership to Dean Ward.
• Collaborate with medical colleagues and the wider MDT.
• Maintain direct patient contact.
• Consult and supervise other clinicians.
• Act as Responsible Clinician for inpatients under the Code of Practice.
• Give written and oral evidence at Mental Health Act Managers' Meetings and Review Tribunals.

Connaissances

Leadership

NHS knowledge

Formation

Higher specialist training

Description du poste

Consultant Psychiatrist post providing senior clinical leadership on Dean Ward, a 15-bed female inpatient ward at Wotton Lawn Hospital within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. It replaces a consultant who has moved internally. The work combines direct patient contact with supervision of colleagues, working alongside medical staff and the wider multidisciplinary team. The post carries Responsible Clinician duties under the Code of Practice, including giving evidence at Mental Health Act Managers' Meetings and Tribunals.

What the job involves

• Provide senior clinical leadership to Dean Ward
• Work with medical colleagues, the wider MDT and the patient's support network
• Provide direct patient contact
• Consult and supervise other clinicians
• Act as Responsible Clinician for inpatients under the Code of Practice
• Give written and oral evidence at Mental Health Act Managers' Meetings and Review Tribunals

Experience

• Higher specialist training or extensive psychiatry experience

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of NHS policies and procedures relating to medical staff
• Good interpersonal skills and aptitude for leadership

What’s offered

• Encouragement of a healthy work-life balance
• Support through positive relationships with the LNC and Medical Staffing Committee