Senior Consultant Psychiatrist - Inpatient Lead

Gmmh; Trafford; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant for the NHS Mental Health service at Trafford. The post provides medical leadership to the care of patients on Bollin (functional) and Greenway (organic) wards, with a total of 21 patients across both wards.

You will work with a core trainee and foundation doctor, with 24-hour junior on-call support and a full nursing and multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care within a dynamic inpatient unit.

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Responsibilities

• Provide Medical leadership for MDT meetings.
• Carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessment and treat inpatients on the ward.
• Support ward-based staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
• Conduct patient reviews and lead multidisciplinary ward reviews, CPA reviews and multi-professional meetings.
• Be the responsible clinician under the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007).
• Renew and maintain Responsible Clinician status.
• Carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in risk management processes.
• Maintain high-level communication and work with other parts of the service.

Skills

Medical leadership

MDT collaboration

Education

MB BS or equivalent

GMC registration

Specialist Register within 6 months

Approved clinician status

Approved under S12

Job description

Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant for the NHS Mental Health service at Trafford. The post provides medical leadership to the care of patients on Bollin (functional) and Greenway (organic) wards, with a total of 21 patients across both wards.

You will work with a core trainee and foundation doctor, with 24-hour junior on-call support and a full nursing and multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care within a dynamic inpatient unit.