Consultant in Adult Psychiatry - Bedford

The role

The Consultant in Adult Psychiatry will provide clinical leadership and psychiatric care for adults with mental health conditions. The role involves supporting a multidisciplinary team in the management of patients subject to CPA.

What you will do

• Provide clinical leadership and psychiatric care for adults with a range of 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
• Clinically lead a sub-team within the service
• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments, diagnoses, and treatment planning
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team
• 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 General Adult Psychiatry (or within 6 months of CCT)
• MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
• Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status (or eligibility to obtain)
• Extensive experience in adult 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 by the Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Health and Social Care

About the company

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