Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

CAMHS Professionals; George Town; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private healthcare company in Malaysia seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist to manage inpatient services and develop treatment plans for a diverse patient population. The role involves working with a multi-disciplinary team and offers extensive career development opportunities alongside competitive pay and benefits. Join us to shape the future of mental health care in a supportive environment.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

10% pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Free meals while on duty

Wellbeing support and activities

Voluntary benefits

Medical indemnity cover

Flexibility to work in clinically led environments

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and MRCPsych needed.
• Experience in forensic psychiatry required.
• Ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex cases and formulate care plans.
• Lead and participate in clinical governance.
• Chair CPA reviews and oversee treatment plans.

Skills

Team Leadership

Patient Assessment

Evidence-based Treatment

Education

MRCPsych or equivalent

Full GMC registration

Specialty Register for Forensic Psychiatry or General Psychiatry

Job description

Introduction

Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist who wants to help shape mental health care for men and women across different levels of security? Join one of the largest Private Healthcare Company, who is friendly, committed and long established Mental Health Service.

Our provides a range of medium and low secure mental health inpatient services, including male, female, and LD+A wards. Wellesley Hospital is a well-established provider in the South-west Provider Collaborative for secure services.

As a Consultant Psychiatrist some of your key responsibilities will include management of complex cases, formulating care plans and treatments for individual needs of service users, and guiding on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness. You will have a caseload of approximately 15-20 inpatients depending on the service user cohort and as a result may have a caseload across different wards.

You will have the opportunity for career development and you will have access to excellent CPD opportunities, a peer group of enthusiastic and high-calibre doctors and study leave funding to support your continuing education and training in line with your goals. Possibility of working inLearning Disability.

As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will be:

• Taking overall responsibility for patient treatment plans in conjunction with the MDT
• Attending morning handover.
• Assessing referrals to determine suitability for admission.
• Undertaking appropriate investigations, diagnosis & treatment
• Participating in ward rounds, clinical audit and quality improvement work.
• Chairing and overseeing CPA reviews.
• Leading the implementation of risk assessment and management.
• Participate in clinical governance and ensure implementation of policies and protocols.
• Working and liaising with external agencies.
• Writing and supervising various reports including for the Mental Health Tribunal and Managers’ Hearings, and attend hearings.

Medical first tier on-call is covered by an external agency. Consultants are expected to take part in second-tier on-call. This is a low intensity on-call at a frequency of approximately 1in7.

The post holder will be expected to provide cover for other medical colleagues during leave and other absences and this is reciprocated.

To be successful as a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will need:

• Full GMC registration
• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• To be on the Specialty Register for Forensic Psychiatry or General Psychiatry with forensic experience.
• To be able to lead and work within multi-disciplinary teams.
• To be in good CPD standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists and to have had an appraisal within the last year.
• AC and Section 12(2) approval.

What you will get:

• Competitive annual salary
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
• A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) with a 10% pension contribution
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
• Free meals while on duty
• Employee Assistance Services
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Voluntary benefits
• Medical indemnity cover
• Flexibility to work in clinically led environments

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more