Senior Consultant Psychiatrist - ADHD Medication Lead

Skylight Psychiatry; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Birthday off

Devices provided

Job summary

Skylight Psychiatry is a CQC-registered independent healthcare provider delivering specialist neurodevelopmental assessment and treatment services across England. We seek a Consultant Psychiatrist to lead our ADHD medication titration pathway and provide senior clinical oversight.

The role includes running one weekly clinic for complex cases, clinical governance activities, and developing pathways with MDT input. Hybrid arrangement in Basingstoke with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or Learning Disability Psychiatry.
• Demonstrable experience in ADHD assessment and medication management.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, risk management and clinical governance.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication skills and digital literacy.
• Experience working within neurodevelopmental assessment services.
• Experience contributing to service development or pathway design.
• Understanding of CQC regulatory frameworks.
• Leadership, medical management or quality improvement training.

Responsibilities

• Providing senior clinical oversight for complex or escalated cases within the pathway.
• Providing formal clinical supervision and oversight to Specialty Doctors and other non-consultant grade clinicians.
• Leading and participating in multidisciplinary team meetings and clinical discussions.
• Contributing to clinical governance activities including audit, incident review and quality improvement initiatives.
• Supporting the ongoing development of clinical pathways and service delivery.
• Expected clinical activity is running one clinic a week to review complex patients or escalated cases, alongside associated documentation, supervision, governance and service development activities.

Skills

ADHD assessment

Medication management

Clinical governance

Leadership

Digital literacy

Education

CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or Learning Disability Psychiatry

Job description

Skylight Psychiatry is a CQC-registered independent healthcare provider delivering specialist neurodevelopmental assessment and treatment services across England. We seek a Consultant Psychiatrist to lead our ADHD medication titration pathway and provide senior clinical oversight.

The role includes running one weekly clinic for complex cases, clinical governance activities, and developing pathways with MDT input. Hybrid arrangement in Basingstoke with occasional travel.