Consultant Psychiatrist
Hours: 37.5 hours a week
Location: Liverpool
Salary: Up to £154,000 p/annum + £8,400 car allowance
An exciting opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join an established team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on women with complex mental health needs.
Key responsibilities for the Consultant Psychiatrist role:
- Liaison and collaborative working with care co-ordinators, commissioners, families and carers and other services/agencies
- Jointly, within the Medical Directorate, develop and review Directorate policies and procedures to meet requirements of statutory bodies
- Mental Health Act implementation and liaison with Ministry of Justice (if applicable)
- Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working
- Undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of patients including ensuring all NHSE contractual obligations are met and to ensure initial discharge summaries are sent out within 24 hours of discharge
- Maintaining professional registration with the General Medical Council and to abide by professional codes of conduct
- Maintaining section 12(2) and approved clinician status.
* The hospital runs a two-tier on-call system with first tier on-call provided by associate specialists and agency on-call. The post holder will be required to be part of the second tier hospital on-call as the duty Responsible Clinician.
Minimum requirements for the Consultant Psychiatrist is:
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- To hold Section 12(2) approval to work in England and Approved clinician status.
- Experience in General Adult settings and have experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of working within acute inpatient or community settings, ideally inpatient settings and have experience in risk assessment and risk management.
What will you get in return:
- £8,400 car allowance.
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off!
- A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution.
- Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
- Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
- Free meals while on duty.
- Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
- Medical indemnity cover.
Tier 2 sponsorship is available. UK experience is required.
If you have experience working in an inpatient rehabilitation setting and are interested in this opportunity, please apply today!
