Job Description
* Taking clinical responsibility for patients, including multidisciplinary ward rounds, risk reviews, strategic reviews and the development of a therapeutic milieu.
* Fulfilling the role of Responsible Clinician to patients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983).
* Offering a psychiatric perspective to the multidisciplinary team in relation to the assessment, formulation and treatment of patients.
* Contributing to management meetings and clinical governance meetings for the services provided at the hospital, and contributing to the development of service strategy.
* Contributing to in-house training programmes within the services and offering supervision to other members of the multi-disciplinary team, particularly junior medical staff.
* Maintaining CPD and re-validation requirements, as determined by the Royal College of Psychiatrists or other relevant statutory bodies.
* Being part of an on call RC rota
Responsibilities:
* Be medically qualified, MRC Psych or equivalent
* Be innovative and imaginative with the ability to initiate corporate decisions
* Have essential understanding of current developments in psychiatry and other aspects of mental health
* Have substantial knowledge of change management, relevant legislation, contemporary issues in mental health, knowledge of and experience in purchaser/provider contractual issues
* Have previous Consultant experience in a management role