Sessional Consultant Psychiatrist

Cpl; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 148,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

CPL Group in West Dublin is recruiting a Sessional Consultant Psychiatrist to provide expert input to adult and/or child and adolescent services. The role offers flexible sessional posts with on-site or online sessions, allowing you to balance clinical work with other commitments.

Applicants must hold IMC Specialist Registration and MBBS, with substantial post‑qualification experience and indemnity cover. This position may suit those seeking flexible clinical engagement in a primary care setting.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Specialist Registration with the IMC in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or Adult Psychiatry.
• Significant post-specialist experience in the specialist area.
• Experience in assessment and management of complex mental health presentations.
• Must hold own medical indemnity cover for private work.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, formulation, risk assessment and management.
• Medication management and treatment planning with ongoing clinical review.
• Sessions to be agreed with service needs and may be on site or online.

Skills

Clinical skills

Communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

IMC Specialist Registration in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or Adult Psychiatry

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist – Sessional work

We are currently recruiting Sessional Consultant Child and Adolescent and General Adult Psychiatrists to provide specialist clinical input to our client’s service in West Dublin. These are flexible, sessional post, ideal for a Consultant who wishes to contribute their expertise while retaining other professional commitments.

You will be joining an expanding Clinical Services team within a primary care setting in West Dublin in the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based mental health care for adults and/or children and young people with complex needs, including intellectual disabilities, neurodevelopmental conditions and mental health presentations.

The Sessional Consultant will provide specialist psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, formulation, risk assessment and management, medication management, treatment planning and ongoing clinical review. Sessions will be agreed in line with service needs and the availability of the successful candidate and may be on site or online.

Essential Criteria

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Specialist Registration with the IMC in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or Adult Psychiatry.
• Significant post-specialist experience in specialist area.
• Demonstrable experience in the assessment and management of complex mental health presentations and clinical risk.
• Ability to fulfil the duties and responsibilities of a Consultant Psychiatrist under the Mental Health Act 2001 and relevant legislation.
• Strong clinical, communication and multidisciplinary working skills.
• Ability to make sound, evidence-based decisions in complex and uncertain situations while working in a sessional capacity.
• Must hold own individual medical indemnity cover, appropriate for their private clinical work.

For further details on the role, please contact Catherine Hoban:

T: [phone]

E: [e-mail]

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