Medical Lead - Adult Consultant Psychiatrist

Medical Lead - Adult Consultant Psychiatrist

An experienced Consultant Psychiatrist is sought for a senior leadership role as the Medical Lead for acute and locked rehabilitation mental health services in the South-west region, including Pinhoe View, The Woodmill, and The Copse. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in clinical governance, service delivery, medical management, and providing a clinical caseload.

Main duties of the job

The Medical Lead Consultant Psychiatrist will be responsible for providing senior clinical advisory support, developing and reviewing policies, leading quality improvement and clinical governance, managing other medics, and representing the region within the organization's clinical governance structures. The role also includes being the Responsible Clinician with an inpatient caseload.

Job responsibilities

Your responsibilities as a Medical Lead Consultant Psychiatrist include:

• Senior clinical advisory role to sites on clinical matters and clinical strategy across Pinhoe View, The Woodmill and The Copse
• Participating in development and reviewing of policies and procedures
• Leadership around Quality improvement and clinical governance
• Medical management, supervision of other medics and recruitment
• Regional representation within Elysium's clinical governance structures
• Responsible Clinician role with an inpatient caseload
• Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working
• Mental Health Act implementation and liaison with Ministry of Justice (if applicable)
• Leadership of your chosen site's clinical governance meetings and service development alongside the Hospital Director

There is a two-tier on-call system. The post holder will be part of the second tier on-call as the duty Responsible Clinician. The post holder will be expected to provide cover for other medical colleagues during annual leave and other absences and this is reciprocated.

To be successful as an applicant you'll need:

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Full GMC registration with licence to practice
• MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Section 12(2) approval to work in England and Approved clinician status
• Previous medical leadership experience is desirable

What you will get:

• Competitive annual salary
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
• A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
• Free meals while on duty
• Employee Assistance Services
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Voluntary benefits
• Medical indemnity cover

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.