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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Psychiatrist in Rehabilitation to provide clinical leadership across inpatient and community rehabilitation services.
The post will work across an 11-bed inpatient rehabilitation ward and a developing Open Mental Health Rehabilitation Team, providing an integrated inpatient and community rehabilitation model in partnership with voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations.
This is a full-time 10 PA substantive post, with flexible working arrangements considered, including the potential for a four-day working week and partial remote working. The successful candidate will receive dedicated administrative and medical secretarial support and will work as part of an experienced multidisciplinary team.
The service is modern, trauma-informed and harm-aware, with development aligned to rehabilitation standards and the Royal College of Psychiatrists' rehabilitation strategy. Opportunities are available for mentoring, specialist peer networks, service development and professional development.

Main Duties of the Job

The successful candidate will:

• Provide consultant clinical leadership across inpatient and community rehabilitation services.
• Manage a diverse clinical caseload across the rehabilitation pathway.
• Undertake ward rounds, patient reviews, aftercare meetings and outpatient/community reviews.
• Maintain Approved Clinician (AC) and Responsible Clinician (RC) responsibilities for patients subject to the Mental Health Act.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations.
• Support continuity of care between inpatient rehabilitation, community services and VCSE partners.
• Provide consultation and clinical advice to partner services and agencies.
• Contribute to service development and strategic planning.
• Promote effective communication and collaborative working across professional teams.
• Support clinical governance, risk management and quality improvement.
• Provide cross-cover for planned leave with other medical staff.
• Participate in business and service planning.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and activity data.
• Undertake annual appraisal and job planning.
• Participate in the academic and CPD programme.
• Contribute to teaching, research, audit and supervision of junior doctors.

Rehabilitation Service

The inpatient rehabilitation service provides care for adults with complex and enduring mental health conditions who require a high level of support and intensive rehabilitation.
Patients may have additional complex needs, including:

• Cognitive impairment
• Substance misuse
• Autism spectrum disorder
• ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions
• Diabetes
• Cardiovascular conditions
• Pulmonary conditions
• Other physical health needs affecting daily functioning

The community rehabilitation team provides holistic, long-term support that addresses patients' mental, physical, and social needs. The team currently has a caseload of approximately 60 patients, with around 30 requiring regular medical input.

Clinical Leadership & Service Development

The successful consultant will have a significant opportunity to help shape the development and expansion of rehabilitation services.
Responsibilities include:

• Providing medical leadership to inpatient and community rehabilitation teams.
• Developing integrated rehabilitation pathways.
• Supporting service modernisation and transformation.
• Working with clinical, operational and VCSE partners.
• Contributing to strategic service planning.
• Identifying and implementing quality improvements.
• Supporting effective risk management and clinical governance.
• Contributing to wider organisational leadership and management initiatives.

The role also provides opportunities to develop formal medical leadership responsibilities, including clinical leadership, governance, service development and specialist oversight roles.

Education, Research & CPD

The post provides opportunities to contribute to:

• Teaching medical students and doctors in training.
• Supervision of junior doctors.
• Multidisciplinary teaching.
• Clinical audit.
• Quality improvement projects.
• Research and national studies.
• The internal Mental Health CPD programme.
• Academic and educational leadership.

The department supports opportunities to develop roles such as academic tutor, placement coordinator, honorary lecturer, appraisal and deanery roles.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical degree and Royal College membership, or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of CCT.
• CESR or eligible European Community Rights.
• Approved Clinician under the Mental Health Act.

Clinical Experience & Skills

Essential

• Broad and substantial clinical experience.
• Ability to provide high-quality psychiatric care.
• Ability to provide clinical leadership.
• Competence to work independently where appropriate.
• A clear, logical, and analytical approach to clinical decision-making.
• Ability to lead and develop services.
• Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Understanding of clinical governance and its application to clinical practice.
• Ability to travel between multiple sites.

Desirable

• Endorsement in Rehabilitation Psychiatry.
• MRCPsych.
• Higher degree such as MD, PhD or equivalent.
• Special interest that complements the existing service.
• Management or leadership training.
• Experience in service development and change management.
• Evidence of involvement in research within the last two years.
• Experience teaching medical students, doctors in training and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to contribute to the service's strategic direction.

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