Consultant Psychiatrist in Hereford

Overview

The county of Herefordshire offers a mix of rural and city living with potential for a good work-life balance. We are recruiting a dynamic Consultant to provide senior medical advice, support and clinical leadership in the Older Adult Community and Inpatients services for the north of Herefordshire. You will be joining a friendly and close-knit consultant body. The Older Adult Community Mental Health team operates from the Benet Building, Belmont, Hereford, with patient contact primarily in the community or via outpatient clinics. Inpatients wards are located in the Stonebow Unit, Hereford. You will be delivering Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) alongside other consultants and join a 1:11 on-call rota. The overall sessional pay with on-call commitments will be 11 PAs plus 3% plus 1%. You will have a dedicated office and secretary. This post is eligible for relocation expenses for suitable successful candidate(s).

We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

Responsibilities

• Safely assess and manage patients
• Undertake MHA assessments as the approved doctor under Section 12(2) as required
• Carry a community caseload of patients
• Carry out outpatient clinics, home visits, and telephone conversations with service users
• Manage both functional and organic inpatients across 2 specialised wards, act as Clinical Lead and Responsible Clinician
• Provide Electroconvulsive therapy sessions in the county as part of a rota
• Work with local managers and professional colleagues
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Develop and maintain care pathways and pathways of communication with other services
• Liaise and give advice to other statutory/voluntary agencies
• Participate in a regular clinical audit process to ensure services are of high quality and best clinical practice
• Undergo annual appraisal, develop a personal development plan and remain in good CPD standing with the RCPsych, working towards relicensing and revalidation

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities