Consultant Psychiatrist

Consultant Psychiatrist (General or Forensic)

Leeds, West Yorkshire

£200,000 per annum

Permanent - 40 hours per week

Caseload: Up to 16 patients (New female PICU ward)

The Hospital provides both low secure and rehabilitation services.

The role of a Consultant Psychiatrist within my client's hospital based in Leeds, is to support, teach and lead a team of experienced Junior Doctors, Nurses, and Support Workers in providing the highest standard of person-centred care to inpatients.

Responsibilities include:

• Alongside the multi-disciplinary staff, the post holder will have responsibility for assessing the inpatients mental state, formulating a diagnosis and monitoring the risks the person poses.
• To undertake referral meetings, case reviews as required.
• Working with the MDT in developing effective and novel treatment approaches.
• To support the development of clinical pathways.
• Providing consultation, advice and appropriate support to professionals in the wider network of the person and/or family.
• Contribute to the supervision of the trainees allocated to the service.
• To provide clinical supervision to the specialty doctor working in the team.
• Participate in the process of referral and admission including preadmission assessment with other team members within the multi-agency team.
• Contributing to specialist meetings for the services provided at the hospital and contributing to the development of service strategy.
• Work autonomously and contribute to teaching sessions.
• Collaborate with a well-established multi-disciplinary team which includes OT, psychologist, visiting GP, physical health practitioner and RMNs.
• Participate in an on-call rota.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Full GMC registration
• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Section 12 approval preferred
• Specialist register preferred (general or forensic)
• Approved clinical status
• Working within a MDT team

What's on Offer:

A very competitive salary of £200,000 per year