Consultant Psychiatrist Male PICU London

Consultant Psychiatrist – Male PICU

Key Responsibilities

• Consultant responsibility for Coral Ward, a 12-bed male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Highgate Mental Health Centre.
• Clinical lead for the team, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care.
• Overall clinical leadership for the Coral Ward multidisciplinary team.
• Working with the ward manager to establish and maintain clinical governance systems for safe and effective care.
• Integral role in team performance, development of clinical pathways, and acute service division priorities.
• Flexible patient seeing throughout the week, minimum once per week.

Skills and Expertise

• Extensive experience in delivering high-quality psychiatric care.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Knowledge of clinical governance systems and procedures.
• Expertise in patient assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Proactive anticipation and resolution of impediments to patient discharge.
• Knowledge of the MHA.
• Experience with patients with functional rather than organic illness.
• Liaison expertise with inpatient Old Age Psychiatrists (if applicable).

Job Facilities/Benefits

• Staff development and retention programs.
• Flexible working options.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS discounts.
• Generous annual leave.
• NHS pension scheme.
• Excellent internal staff network.
• Potential for working at various locations within Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, or Islington.