Consultant Psychiatrist
Core
Senior medical cover for a 10-bed female PICU service, overseeing inpatient care, treatment plans, and clinical governance.
Role type
Senior IC Consultant Psychiatrist (Responsible Clinician)
Builds
High-quality mental health care for female inpatients
Domain
Healthcare / Mental Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mental state examination, diagnosis and treatment planning, risk assessment and management, clinical audit, Mental Health Act tribunal reporting, liaison with Ministry of Justice, ward round leadership, multidisciplinary team supervision
Preferred skills
Academic meeting participation, CPD adherence
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead provision of high quality care to service users on Franklin Ward; Take overall responsibility for patient treatment plans; Assess referrals and undertake mental state examinations; Undertake investigations, diagnosis and treatment; Conduct ward rounds, patient reviews and clinical audits; Lead implementation of risk assessment and clinical governance; Supervise reports for Mental Health Act tribunals and managers' hearings; Liaise with Ministry of Justice for patient transfers and leave approval; Maintain patient records and communicate with stakeholders; Attend academic meetings and contribute to on-call rota.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC