Description
We are seeking a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist to join our team at Kingston Hospital. The successful candidate will provide medical leadership to the Kingston Hospital Liaison Psychiatry Team and work closely with the Team Manager to ensure a safe, efficient, and effective service.
The post-holder will be responsible for:
- Providing section 12 cover for the acute hospital between 9am and 5pm in the general hospital
- Leading on providing S.12 cover for the ED and AAU working-age patient presentations
- Working across the whole over-18 age spectrum at times, while taking the clinical lead with patients who are over 65
- Participating in systems of audit and clinical governance
- Engaging in continuing professional development
The salary for this post is £113,565 to £150,569 per annum, inclusive of inner London.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A primary medical degree
- Full GMC registration
- Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register or eligible for such inclusion on the Specialist Registrar within three months of completing their CCT
- Section 12 (2) approval of the Mental Health Act
- Experience of working in a liaison psychiatry service
- Knowledge of main treatment approaches for severe mental illness, including psychopharmacological interventions