Description
We are seeking a Community Adult Consultant Psychiatrist to join our West Mental Health & Wellness Team, based at Barking Community Hospital. As a substantive 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) post, you will have 7.5 Direct Clinical Contact activities (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs).
The postholder will be part of the Senior Psychiatrist on-call rota covering out of hours and weekends for Mental Health Services in NELFT. The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide service delivery to clients/patients.
Key responsibilities include:
- Organising and prioritising own and others' workload
- Deputising for the team manager in their absence
- Providing accurate records of information for audit purposes
- Ensuring effective risk management at team level
- Acting as an autonomous, registered practitioner
- Assessing and developing care plans for patients with complex needs
- Initiating referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies
- Providing patients and relatives with information and education
The ideal candidate will have:
- Registration with the GMC with a licence to practice
- Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders
- At least 4 years of full-time postgraduate training
- Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds
- Experience working with interpreters and translators
We offer a salary range of £113,565 to £150,569 per year.