Consultant Psychiatrist - Secure Learning Disability Inpatient Service

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Sefton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Sefton is seeking a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist. The role involves providing comprehensive psychiatric services to patients with Learning Disabilities in a secure inpatient environment. Key responsibilities include conducting assessments, leading multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring high-quality care. Candidates must hold a Consultant Psychiatrist designation and Approved Clinician status. This position requires participation in after-hours on-call duties.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in psychiatric care and management of mental health disorders.
• Registered and practicing Consultant Psychiatrist with Approved Clinician status.

Responsibilities

• Lead direct clinical work including assessment and treatment.
• Participate in MDT meetings and provide clinical leadership.
• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments and intervene medically.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Psychiatric assessment

Diagnosis of mental disorders

Risk management

Education

Consultant Psychiatrist

Approved Clinician

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.

The Consultant Psychiatrist will have responsibility for a caseload of up to 20 inpatients at Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit. This includes being the Responsible Clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carrying out duties in accordance with the Code of Practice. As a Consultant Psychiatrist and Approved Clinician, you will ensure service users’ needs are met through high-quality care by providing a comprehensive psychiatric service to people with a Learning Disability in a secure inpatient service.

Fulfilling Responsible Clinician responsibility for inpatients within a secure inpatient service will be a major component of this post. The post holder will have a flexible job plan. This is a full-time post with a schedule that represents a plan totalling 10 programmed activities per week: 8 Direct Clinical Care and 2 Supporting Professional Activities. The post holder will have a flexible Job Plan drawn to provide Consultant input for the Secure Inpatient Learning Disability services on the Maghull Health Park (Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit and Rowan View Medium Secure Unit).

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical work including assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.
• Participate in regular MDT meetings, CPA reviews, MAPPA, safeguarding, risk reviews and provide clinical leadership and Responsible Clinician role.
• Liaise with colleagues in other services/divisions within the Trust to support people with Forensic Learning Disability accessing services locally or remotely.
• Undertake statutory responsibilities under the MHA, MCA and Consent to Treatment.
• Provide medical input for patients with Responsible Clinician responsibility held by non-medical clinicians as required (Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit).
• Complete comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide medical interventions for patients; support staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
• Lead patient reviews and multidisciplinary ward reviews; attend CPA reviews, CTR meetings and multi-professional meetings.
• Provide verbal and written evidence to Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Manager’s hearings; contribute to Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act related work.
• Carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in risk management processes (Health Risk Assessment and Management Meetings; MAPPA if required).
• Provide clinical and/or educational supervision to junior colleagues.
• Liaise with aspects of the Criminal Justice System regarding patients where necessary.
• Engage with stakeholders and interested parties as required.
• Support people with Forensic Learning Disability accessing other local and remotely located services.
• Participate in after-hours on-call for the Maghull Health Park (currently 1:25).
• Access admin support as part of the role; collaborate with a CT trainee and a Specialty Doctor based at Aspen Wood Low Secure Unit.

Qualifications

• Consultant Psychiatrist
• Approved Clinician

Additional Information

• There is on-call after hours for the Maghull Health Park as part of this post (1:25).
• There is admin support as part of this role.
• This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025.