Consultant Psychiatrist (Wigan - SCMHT)

The Methodist Church in Britain; North Leigh; Sur place; GBP 93 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a replacement consultant psychiatrist for a specialist Community Mental Health Team in Wigan. The post focuses on assessment and management of complex, treatment-resistant presentations in adults with severe illness, with risk management and tribunal reporting.

The role involves supervising trainees, working with multi-disciplinary teams, and contributing to service transformation while aligning with national guidelines.

Qualifications

• Medical degree is required.
• GMC registration is required.
• Entry on the Specialist Register is required.

Responsabilités

• Assess referrals and admissions to the service
• Diagnose and formulate management plans for complex presentations
• Manage treatment-resistant and complex presentations
• Assess and manage risk, including suicide risk, vulnerability and risk of harm to others
• Prepare Mental Health Review Tribunal and Managers' Hearings reports and attend hearings
• Work collaboratively with the MDT and external partners, including forensic and rehabilitation psychiatrists
• Lead clinical decision making within the MDT
• Provide consultative and supervisory support to the multidisciplinary team under New Ways of Working
• Develop service clinical priorities in line with national and professional guidance
• Engage with service transformation programmes, including Consultant meetings
• Supervise trainees in gaining core psychiatric experience and general psychiatry competencies

Formation

Medical degree

Description du poste

This replacement consultant psychiatrist post sits in one of two sectorised Specialist Community Mental Health Teams in Wigan, run by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on assessing and managing complex, treatment-resistant presentations in adults with severe and enduring mental illness, with risk management and tribunal reports. Most contact is clinic-based, with a caseload of around 330 and supervision of trainee doctors. GMC registration and the Specialist Register are required.

What the job involves

• Assess referrals and admissions to the service
• Diagnose and formulate management plans for complex presentations
• Manage treatment-resistant and complex presentations
• Assess and manage risk, including suicide risk, vulnerability and risk of harm to others
• Prepare Mental Health Review Tribunal and Managers' Hearings reports and attend hearings
• Work collaboratively with the MDT and external partners, including forensic and rehabilitation psychiatrists
• Lead clinical decision making within the MDT
• Provide consultative and supervisory support to the multidisciplinary team under New Ways of Working
• Develop service clinical priorities in line with national and professional guidance
• Engage with service transformation programmes, including Consultant meetings
• Supervise trainees in gaining core psychiatric experience and general psychiatry competencies

What’s required

Qualifications

• Medical degree

Registration & licences

• GMC registration
• Entry on the Specialist Register

Nice to have

• MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Approved Clinician status