Specialist Consultant - Psychiatry
Core
Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for adults with acute mental illness across inpatient and community settings.
Role type
Specialist Consultant Psychiatrist (Adult Acute Mental Health)
Builds
Integrated inpatient and community mental health care services
Domain
Healthcare / Psychiatry
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, multidisciplinary team leadership, clinical governance, service development, supervision of junior staff, trauma-informed care, recovery-oriented care, culturally safe care
Responsibilities
Provide psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in the 28-bed Acute Mental Health Unit; Support the Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit and Community Mental Health Services; Lead multidisciplinary teams and contribute to clinical governance and service development; Supervise junior medical staff and psychiatry trainees; Promote trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and culturally safe care
