* Liaison and collaborative working with care co-ordinators, commissioners, families and carers and other services/agencies
* Mental Health Act implementation and liaison with Ministry of Justice (if applicable)
* Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working
* Undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of patients including ensuring all NHSE contractual obligations are met and to ensure initial discharge summaries are sent out within 24 hours of discharge
* Maintaining professional registration with the General Medical Council and to abide by professional codes of conduct
* Maintaining section 12(2) and approved clinician status.
• License: GMC registration with a license to practice.
• Certificates:
o Core Psychiatry Training (CT1–CT3): 3 years full-time training covering general adult psychiatry and other subspecialties, enabling eligibility for Higher Specialist Training.
o Higher Specialist Training (ST4–ST6): 3 years in a chosen psychiatry subspecialty (e.g., adult, forensic, child and adolescent, or old age psychiatry), leading to a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT).
o Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT): Confirms eligibility for consultant psychiatrist roles and placement on the GMC Specialist Register.
• Educational Qualifications: Recognised medical degree (e.g., MBBS, MBChB) from a GMC-approved institution.