Consultant Psychiatrist – General Adults – Greater London Area – Perm/FTC

Triple West Medical; City Of London; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical recruitment agency seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist for a position in the Greater London Area. The role involves comprehensive psychiatric care, leading a multi-disciplinary team, and ensuring patient treatment aligns with established standards. Candidates must have GMC registration and relevant experience. This position offers an opportunity to work within one of the largest NHS Trusts in the area, renowned for its patient care and educational links.

Benefits

Certificate of Sponsorship for overseas doctors

Referral scheme of up to £2,000

Qualifications

• Experience in providing comprehensive psychiatric care.
• Ability to make decisions regarding patient treatment.
• Experience with clinical supervision and training.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric care including evaluations and treatment planning.
• Lead the multi-disciplinary team and ensure governance standards.
• Act as an approved doctor for Mental Health Act assessments.

Skills

Psychiatric care

Clinical governance

Leadership

Patient care

Education

GMC registration

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist – General Adults – Greater London Area – Perm/FTC

Triple West Medical have been appointed by an NHS Trust based in the London area to help recruit an Consultant Psychiatrist – General Adults on a substantive or on a 12 Month minimum Locum FTC.

The Trust is one of the largest on in the area with over 5000 staff offering a wide range of physical and mental health services.

The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic and friendly department of Psychiatrists whose service include inpatient, community services, specialist services, and emergency services. They have excellent links with training and education with the local university and pride themselves of patient care and quality.

Brief Duties

• Provision of comprehensive psychiatric care through evaluation, diagnosis and use of appropriate treatment plans/strategies
• Making decision regarding referrals to the team. Furthermore, to ensure treatment of patients in accordance with acceptable and established standards, protocols and guidelines
• Ensuring the involvement of families and carers, wherever possible, with the patients' consent in treatment planning and care
• Providing psychiatrist leadership to the multi-disciplinary team. This includes taking a lead in clinical governance in the team and contributing to directorate wide issues especially those related to the team.
• To liaise with other agencies as may be appropriate, especially regarding continuity of patient care
• Availability to act as Section 12(2) approved doctor for the purpose of Mental Health Act Assessments as well as preparing for and attending mental health act review tribunals, if appropriate in the community
• To ensure that other clinicians, trainees who may be allocated to the team and students in the teams and service receive appropriate clinical supervision, training and teaching as is considered necessary on a regular basis
• Identifying and advocating for needed resources including staff as necessary
• Taking part in administrative/management duties within the teams, directorate and the Trust as a whole
• Participating in clinical governance, clinical audit, various medical advisory committees and other committees as may be necessary
• To participate in the consultant on‑call rota, covering out of hours responsibilities, including weekends and Bank Holidays

Our Client is happy to issue Certificate of Sponsorships to suitably qualified overseas doctors. GMC registration and relevant experience is essential for this position.

If this Consultant Psychiatrist vacancy is of interest to you please apply below and we will arrange a discussion.

We have a number of other Consultant Psychiatrist vacancies across the country. If you would like to know more details about any other Psychiatrist vacancies then please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Also, should you know or be able to refer any Consultant Psychiatrist looking for work in the near future, please feel free to share our details and benefit from our referral scheme of up to £2,000 for a successful placement* T&C Apply.