Consultant Psychiatrist
Core
Providing expert clinical care and managing complex cases for individuals with learning disabilities, mental health needs, and offending behaviors in a secure healthcare setting.
Role type
Consultant Psychiatrist (Learning Disability)
Builds
Individual care plans and therapeutic progress for patients in low secure beds and locked rehabilitation services.
Domain
Healthcare / Psychiatry / Learning Disability
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical assessment, care plan implementation, complex case management, multidisciplinary team collaboration, restrictive practices management, recovery-focused care, positive risk-taking
Preferred skills
Leadership, compassionate patient-centered approach, resilience, empathy
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide expert clinical care as a Responsible Clinician, assist with assessments and care plan implementation, manage complex cases within learning disability psychiatry, participate in non-residential second on-call rota
Seniority
Consultant (Senior, specialist clinical leadership)