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Consultant Psychiatrist – Suffolk
Key Responsibilities
- Taking clinical responsibility for patients, including multidisciplinary ward rounds, risk reviews, strategic reviews and the development of a therapeutic milieu.
- Fulfilling the role of Responsible Clinician to patients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983).
- Offering a psychiatric perspective to the multidisciplinary team in relation to the assessment, formulation and treatment of patients.
- Contributing to management meetings and clinical governance meetings for the services provided at the hospital, and contributing to the development of service strategy.
- Contributing to in-house training programmes within the services and offering supervision to other members of the multi-disciplinary team, particularly junior medical staff.
- Maintaining CPD and re-validation requirements, as determined by the Royal College of Psychiatrists or other relevant statutory bodies.
- Being part of an on call RC rota
Skills and Expertise
- Medically qualified
- MRC Psych or equivalent
- Innovative and imaginative with the ability to initiate corporate decisions
- Essential understanding of current developments in psychiatry and other aspects of mental health
- Substantial knowledge of change management, relevant legislation, contemporary issues in mental health
- Knowledge of and experience in purchaser/provider contractual issues
- Previous Consultant experience in a management role
Job Facilities/Benefits
- Competitive annual salary 8,400
- Car allowance
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off
- Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP) and pension contribution
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity Package
- Free meals while on duty
- Employee Assistance Services
- Career development and training
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Medical indemnity cover
- Retail discounts and special offers