Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist
Employer Location Manchester Salary £93,666 to £126,281 per annum pro rata Closing date 20 Feb 2024
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This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of dedicated consultants and other members of the multidisciplinary teams to help shape a modernising mental health service, which has been transformed following recent changes in community settings and inpatient provision.
Main duties of the job
The consultant will work on the Inpatient Unit at Park House, North Manchester General Hospital. The new post holder will have consultant responsibilities for Poplar Ward. Poplar Ward is an all-female mental health ward with 20 beds. A high proportion of patients admitted to the ward suffer with psychosis or personality disorder and are detained on a section of the Mental Health Act. The consultant is expected to attend daily reviews on the ward every morning in addition to several ward rounds a week. They will provide leadership and medical input. They will fulfil the role of the Responsible Clinician. They will be involved in training junior doctors, teaching medical students and engage in clinical management, audit, and governance.
About us
Serving a population of 1.2 million people, the Trust employs around 6,400 people who make a difference across 160 locations.
GMMH is one of the most active research trusts in the UK, with one of the highest levels of recruitment to clinical trials for mental health. This puts our staff and service users at the leading edge of new mental health treatments. The Trust has links with a number of local universities consultants can engage with research from ad hoc involvement through to dedicated research time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details about this role, please find attached a full Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Medical Degree
Desirable
2. MRCPsych
Eligibility
Essential
3. Specialist Register
4. Approved Clinician
Desirable
5. S12