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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant in General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry to join a well-established and supportive multidisciplinary team in the North West. The post presents an opportunity to deliver high-quality inpatient mental health care while contributing to the development of services across the region.

You will be joining a strong peer group of consultants with access to excellent clinical support and leadership opportunities. The role also provides flexibility for developing specialist interests, education, and research in addition to your core clinical duties.

Primary Duties of the Job

The post holder will be a leading member of the inpatient multidisciplinary team and will take on the following responsibilities:

• Act as a Responsible Clinician for a defined inpatient caseload.
• Undertake assessments of patients referred by community teams and be responsible for admissions.
• Provide clinical leadership within the inpatient unit, working closely with nursing, psychology, occupational therapy, and support staff.
• Lead ward rounds, CPA reviews, MAPPA meetings, Mental Health Review Tribunals, and Managers' Hearings.
• Prescribe and monitor psychotropic medications, ensuring safe and effective care.
• Undertake mental health and risk assessments, including assessment of capacity under relevant legal frameworks (MHA 1983, MCA 2005).
• Ensure physical health needs are addressed in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Support safe and effective patient discharges, liaising with community teams as appropriate.
• Take part in the out-of-hours on-call rota (currently 1 in 25) with appropriate remuneration.
• Provide clinical governance, participate in audits, and contribute to the implementation of Trust and NICE guidelines.
• Supervise, support, and appraise junior doctors, speciality doctors, and trainees.
• Contribute to teaching, medical education, and service development initiatives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Complete GMC registration and Licence to Practise.
• On GMC Specialist Register in General Adult Psychiatry (or within 6 months of CCT at interview).
• Section 12 Approved (or eligible within 3 months).
• Approved Clinician status (or eligible within 3 months).

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients with severe and enduring mental illness.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge and application of risk assessment, CPA, and safeguarding processes.

Desirable

• Experience in leadership roles within inpatient or community mental health services.
• Involvement in clinical audit, research, or quality improvement initiatives.
• Published research or teaching experience.

Skills & Abilities

• Strong clinical decision-making and diagnostic skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Effective leadership, supervision, and teaching skills.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and service development.
• Ability to balance clinical and administrative responsibilities effectively.

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