Consultant in Learning Disabilities Psychiatry -Northampton

The role

This role involves providing expert psychiatric care to individuals with intellectual disabilities and complex mental health needs. You will act as a Section 12 Approved Clinician with responsibilities under the Mental Health Act.

What you will do

• Provide clinical leadership and psychiatric care for individuals with learning disabilities and associated mental health conditions
• Act as an Approved Clinician and hold Section 12 approval
• Undertake responsibilities related to detention, treatment, and discharge planning under the Mental Health Act
• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments, diagnoses, and treatment planning
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including nursing, psychology, social care, and primary care professionals
• Supervise and support junior medical staff and trainees
• Participate in service development, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives
• Engage with families, carers, and external agencies

Required qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register for Psychiatry of Learning Disabilities (or within 6 months of CCT)
• MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
• Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status (or eligibility to obtain)
• Extensive experience in learning disabilities psychiatry and multidisciplinary team working
• Strong leadership, communication, and clinical decision-making skills

Benefits

• Refer a friend and earn £300 per recommendation once they have completed over 200 hours of work

Before you apply

• Unable to support or accept applications from candidates residing in countries on the Red or Amber list, as defined in the Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Health and Social Care

About the company

Pulse is a recruitment company with expert recruitment consultants dedicated to finding opportunities and supporting professionals. They have preferred or sole supplier status with many clients.