Consultant Psychiatrist - Female PICU

The Methodist Church in Britain; Manchester; Sur place; GBP 80 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Priory Hospital Cheadle, a female PICU inpatient service in Manchester, is seeking a full-time consultant psychiatrist to take overall clinical responsibility for assessing, treating and caring for patients, and to act as Responsible Clinician for those detained under the Mental Health Act.

The post involves ward rounds, risk reviews and leading a multidisciplinary team, with commitment to governance, service development and training of junior medical staff, subject to GMC registration

Qualifications

• Strong clinical knowledge relevant to psychiatry.
• Experience supervising junior medical staff.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Responsabilités

• Take clinical responsibility for patients, including ward rounds and risk reviews.
• Assess, treat and care for patients with a multidisciplinary team.
• Act as Responsible Clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.
• Supervise referral and admission processes, including pre-admission assessments.
• Contribute to clinical governance, service development and strategic planning.
• Supervise and support junior medical staff and contribute to teaching.

Connaissances

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Leadership

Formation

MRCPsych

CCT or equivalent

Description du poste

A full-time consultant psychiatrist post within the Female PICU at Priory Hospital Cheadle, an inpatient service for young people and adults. The post-holder takes overall clinical responsibility for assessing, treating and caring for patients, and acts as Responsible Clinician for those detained under the Mental Health Act. The role is 37.5 hours a week and includes supervising junior medical staff and contributing to service development. Entry requires GMC Specialist Register inclusion, Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician status.

What the job involves

• Take clinical responsibility for patients, including ward rounds, risk reviews, strategic reviews and developing a therapeutic milieu
• Assess, treat and care for patients, working with the multidisciplinary team to keep care safe, effective, person-centred and focused on recovery
• Act as Responsible Clinician for patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983
• Supervise the referral and admission process, including pre-admission assessments of young people
• Contribute to clinical governance, service development and strategic planning
• Supervise and support junior medical staff and contribute to teaching and training

What’s required

Qualifications

• MRCPsych or an equivalent qualification
• CCT or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register
• Section 12(2) approval
• Approved Clinician status

Experience

• Strong clinical knowledge and experience relevant to the speciality

Skills & knowledge

• Working collaboratively within, and leading, a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to shared leadership and continuous improvement

Other

• Evidence of ongoing professional development