Consultant in Learning Disabilities - IOW

Full-Time On-site

This consultant psychiatry post leads the Community Adult Learning Disability Service on the Isle of Wight for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The consultant provides clinical leadership and oversight, working with senior colleagues to coordinate patient care, manage risk and keep communication moving across the team. The multidisciplinary team, with psychology, nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, expects an intensive support function to be developed. Fit turns on section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act and Specialist Register eligibility or CCT in learning disability psychiatry.

What the job involves

Make sure team members understand each other's professional status, specialty, roles and responsibility for each aspect of care
Make sure staff know their individual and team objectives and their responsibilities for patient and public safety, including open recording of problems
Communicate effectively with colleagues inside and outside the team so relevant information reaches the team promptly
Make sure all team members can contribute to discussions and accept the decisions taken
Encourage team members to cooperate and communicate effectively with each other
Coordinate and manage each patient's care, making sure patients know who to contact with questions, especially where care is shared between teams
Set up and maintain systems to identify and manage risk in the team's area of responsibility

What’s required

Qualifications