Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult Inpatients
Consultant
Main area: General Adult
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 350-MED4486632-M
Site: Broadoak Unit, Broadgreen Hospital
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £99,532 - £131,964 per annum plus 10% R&R (non contractual)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/08/2024 23:59
Job overview
The Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to work as part of the inpatient team on Harrington ward, at the Broadoak Unit in Liverpool. The post is one of three inpatient Consultants at Broadoak Unit. Harrington ward is a female general adult ward, with 17 patients.
Work is underway on a state of the art, purpose-built hospital in South Liverpool, which will replace Broadoak unit once completed. The post holder will move to the new unit once complete.
At Mersey Care we are passionate about mental health and wellbeing and delivering the best possible care for the people we serve. Quality, recovery and wellbeing are at the heart of everything that we do.
Main duties of the job
- Consultant psychiatrist responsibility for Harrington ward.
- Carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide treatment for inpatients.
- Support staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
- Conduct patient reviews and lead multidisciplinary ward reviews, CPA reviews and multi-professional meetings.
- To be the responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the code of practice.
- To provide verbal and written evidence to Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Manager’s hearings.
- To carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trust’s risk management processes.
- To provide medical leadership to the team.
- Liaise with carers.
- Maintain effective communication with other services.
- Provide clinical/educational supervision to junior colleagues.
Person specification
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- 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 within 3 months of appointment
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
We celebrate diversity and promote equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
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