Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult Inpatients (Windsor House)

Consultant Psychiatrist – Adult Inpatients (Windsor House) Consultant Main area: General Adult Psychiatry Grade: Consultant Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time – 10 sessions per week Job ref: 350-MED6287397-B Site: Windsor House Town: Liverpool Salary: £105,504 – £139,882 Plus 10% R&R (non contractual) and 1% on-call Salary period: Yearly Closing: 26/01/2025 23:59 Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to work as part of the inpatient team on Windsor House Unit in Liverpool. Main duties of the job Consultant psychiatrist responsibility for all patients in Windsor House. Carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide treatment for inpatients. Support staff to manage psychiatric emergencies. Conduct patient reviews and lead multidisciplinary ward reviews, CPA reviews and multi-professional meetings. To be the responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the code of practice. To provide verbal and written evidence to Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Manager’s hearings. To carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trust’s risk management processes. To provide medical leadership to the team. Liaise with carers. Maintain effective communication with other services. Provide clinical/educational supervision to junior colleagues. Person specification Qualifications MB BS or equivalent medical qualification Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months. Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment Transport Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience Excellent knowledge in specialty Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent oral and written communication skills in English Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement. Participated in continuous professional development Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. #J-18808-Ljbffr