Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult Community Mental Health
Core
Provide specialist psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for adults with moderate to severe mental illness in a community setting.
Role type
Consultant Psychiatrist (Adult Community Mental Health)
Builds
Recovery-focused, evidence-based care plans and multidisciplinary case conferences for adult patients.
Domain
Healthcare / Psychiatry / Community Mental Health
Required skills
specialist psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment; clinical leadership and supervision; multidisciplinary collaboration; complex care planning; quality improvement and service development; trauma-informed care
Preferred skills
experience in Adult Community Psychiatry, General Adult Psychiatry, or Community Mental Health Services; teaching and mentoring capabilities
Technologies
none stated
Responsibilities
Provide specialist psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for adult community mental health patients; Lead multidisciplinary case conferences and contribute to complex care planning; Provide clinical leadership, supervision, and mentoring to junior medical staff and multidisciplinary clinicians; Participate in clinical governance, quality improvement, and service development initiatives; Work collaboratively with inpatient units, primary care providers, and community support services; Deliver high-quality, recovery-oriented and trauma-informed psychiatric care
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities