Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year

Location: London

Start date: ASAP

Job Type: Temporary Full Time comprising of 10 x sessions

Essential

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise including Specialist Registration or within 6 months of completing CCT
• Section 12 approved or able to achieve within 3 months
• MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Valid UK driving licence

Clinical duties

The post-holder will be expected:

• To manage 17 adult inpatients (female) with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses, many of whom will be detained under a section of the Mental Health Act (MHA).
• To conduct assessments, request investigations and contribute to formulation of acutely unwell psychiatric inpatients.
• To formulate treatment plans and oversee implementation and evaluation of these treatment plans.
• To contribute to management of patient flow with a view to manage bed capacity effectively and avoid or flag up potential delayed transfers of care.
• To comply with all legal obligations covering clinical practice e.g. Mental Health Act and Code of Practice, safeguarding procedures.
• To complete relevant paperwork, including maintaining the electronic record and participating in routine outcome monitoring of clinical work.
• To teach and supervise medical staff and other professionals in all aspects of psychiatric care.
• To participate in the daily MDT Meeting and other regular ward or team meetings including staff supervision. To undertake other duties, as negotiated, that contribute to the good functioning of the clinical team.
• To take part in weekly Enfield discharge planning meetings and other regular meetings around patient flow involving locality and system colleagues.
• To provide clinical and professional leadership within the post and take part in management activities and governance processes related to the post or the wider service within which it is embedded.
• As a senior clinician, to have an integral role in the performance of the team, further development of the service, and the development of the clinical pathways and priorities of the service.

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