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A Consultant Psychiatrist opportunity is available to join a countywide Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in the South West. The post is a substantive 10 PA consultant role, with opportunities to develop special interests and take on leadership responsibilities.
The successful candidate will provide expert clinical leadership to the PICU multidisciplinary team, delivering assessment, formulation, treatment and care planning for patients with complex and acute mental health presentations. The role also includes responsibility for PICU referrals, Mental Health Act work, clinical supervision and service development.

Main Duties

The successful candidate will:

• Assess patients and formulate comprehensive care plans for the PICU caseload.
• Assess and advise on referrals to PICU, including assessments in other hospitals, prisons and forensic inpatient facilities where required.
• Act as the Approved Clinician for PICU inpatients and undertake associated Mental Health Act responsibilities, including tribunal reports and presentations.
• Provide reciprocal cross-cover for other acute inpatient consultant colleagues.
• Provide clinical leadership across the PICU service and work closely with acute wards, low secure services, rehabilitation services and regional forensic services.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the PICU service and represent the unit at relevant internal and external meetings.
• Attend clinical and management meetings and provide clinical advice and supervision to members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to CPD, appraisal, medical audit and clinical governance.
• Support the education and supervision of core and senior trainees.

Education, Research & Professional Development

The consultant will:

• Provide appropriate supervision to core trainees and support rotating medical students.
• Participate in postgraduate medical education and consultant peer groups.
• Maintain continuing professional development and participate in annual appraisal.
• Contribute to medical audit and service performance monitoring.
• Engage with research opportunities in accordance with research governance requirements.
• Develop special interests in line with service requirements and personal development objectives.

Person Specification

Essential Requirements

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register, or eligibility for entry within six months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview.
• CESR or equivalent route accepted.
• MRCPsych examination passed.
• Section 12 approval under the Mental Health Act.
• Clinical training and experience appropriate for gaining UK CCT.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care.
• Experience in an appropriate ST4–6 equivalent training programme.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Ability to recognise and manage challenging situations calmly and professionally.
• Ability to lead and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to continuing medical education, clinical governance and audit.
• Ability to support recovery-focused, patient-centred care.
• Valid driving licence or access to suitable transport with appropriate business insurance.
• Ability to undertake PMVA training to the required level.

Desirable

• Accreditation to train and supervise junior doctors.
• Higher academic qualification or postgraduate thesis.
• Experience teaching undergraduate clinical skills.
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals.

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