Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adults - South West England - Perm/FTC

Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adults - South West England - Perm/FTC

Triple West Medical have been appointed by an NHS Trust based in South West England to help recruit a Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adults on a substantive or on a 12 Month minimum Locum FTC.

The Trust is one of the largest in the region with over 3000 staff offering a range of physical and mental health needs. The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic and friendly department of Psychiatrists whose services include inpatient, community services, specialist services, and emergency services.

Brief Duties:

1. Provision of comprehensive psychiatric care through evaluation, diagnosis and use of appropriate treatment plans/strategies.
2. Making decisions regarding referrals to the team and ensuring treatment of patients in accordance with acceptable and established standards, protocols, and guidelines.
3. Ensuring the involvement of families and carers, wherever possible, with the patients' consent in treatment planning and care.
4. Providing psychiatric leadership to the multi-disciplinary team, including taking a lead in clinical governance and contributing to directorate-wide issues.
5. Liaising with other agencies as may be appropriate, especially regarding continuity of patient care.
6. Availability to act as Section 12(2) approved doctor for the purpose of Mental Health Act Assessments and preparing for and attending mental health act review tribunals, if appropriate in the community.
7. Ensuring that other clinicians, trainees, and students in the teams and service receive appropriate clinical supervision, training, and teaching as necessary on a regular basis.
8. Identifying and advocating for needed resources including staff as necessary.
9. Participating in administrative/management duties within the teams, directorate, and the Trust as a whole.
10. Participating in clinical governance, clinical audit, various medical advisory committees and other committees as may be necessary.
11. Participating in the consultant on-call rota, covering out of hours responsibilities, including weekends and Bank Holidays.

Our Client is happy to issue Certificates of Sponsorship to suitably qualified overseas doctors. GMC registration and relevant experience are essential for this position.

If this Consultant Psychiatrist vacancy is of interest to you, please apply below and we will arrange a discussion.