We are the Defence Mental Health Services (DMHS) and we are searching for a professional, motivated Psychiatrist to join our encouraging and friendly team at Merville Barracks. The DMHS work under the purview of Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), which is an inclusive and dedicated organisation working hard to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel. This is a full time position, offering 40 hours per week (part‑time hours may be available on a job share basis). We would love to hear from you if you are confident, reliable, resourceful, have a good work ethic, excellent communication skills, and want to deliver the best care and education to your patients.
Benefits
An NHS pension
An inclusive working environment
Professional Registration Fees Re‑imbursed
Free parking
Learning and development opportunities
Responsibilities As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for providing effective care, with an approach based on recovery and rehabilitation, to Service Personnel (SP) and entitled civilians. You will offer timely access to skilled and effective assessment, treatment and occupational recommendations that meet the needs of the individual and the Chain of Command (CoC).
The team expects to receive on average 10 new referrals a week and will see urgent cases by the next working day and routine cases within 15 working days.
The consultant psychiatrist is expected to carry a compact caseload of the most complex and unstable cases but will also be available at short notice to provide consultation and advice to other team members.
The caseload contains far lower levels of morbidity and risk than a National Health Service (NHS) general adult population and there is not a high emergency burden.
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