Work closely with other consultant colleagues to ensure that the patient journey is as smooth as possible. Provide clinical leadership and actively liaise with general practitioners, psychiatrists, and other hospital specialists, statutory and non-statutory agencies, whenever relevant to the care and treatment of patients. Be committed to a multidisciplinary approach to care. Use evidence-based interventions at all times. Offer a consistent response to referrers/service users regardless of origin of the referral in a timely fashion. Offer an accurate diagnosis and timely interventions so that intensive treatment can be delivered to present chronicity and dependency on psychiatric services, in accordance with the recovery model. Attend Mental Health Act assessments as requested for relevant patients. Act as the Responsible Clinician for inpatients including attending Tribunals, as necessary. Participate in the development and maintenance of care programmes for patients. Supervise junior and middle-grade doctors in the team. Participate in the teaching programmes of the multidisciplinary team. Contribute to the collection of clinical information to ensure further service development and to enable audit. Work closely with consultant colleagues to contribute to the provision of appropriate Consultant cross cover for daytime, 9 am to 5 pm, (working days), and for periods of annual/study/special leave. Participate in clinical governance and teaching activities. Contribute to the day-to-day management and the overall service development agenda through appropriate involvement with managerial and clinical colleagues.