Consultant Psychiatrist – North Warwickshire Community LD Team
A vacancy at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust for a consultant psychiatrist to join the North Warwickshire Community LD Team. The post is a 1.0 WTE position that includes 7.5 PAs for Direct Clinical Care and 2.5 PAs for Supporting Professional Activities. Job sharing is available.
The North Warwickshire Community LD Team is a well‑established and energetic team supported by a specialty doctor and trainees. The consultant will provide services to a catchment area of approximately 200,000 people, including the towns of Nuneaton and Bedworth as well as the rural villages of Dordon and Polesworth. The post carries no inpatient responsibility but the post‑holder takes part in a shared out‑of‑hours rota, which includes Brooklands Hospital.
Responsibilities
- Assess and treat outpatients with learning disability and comorbid mental health, autistic spectrum disorders, epilepsy, and behaviour disorders in line with evidence‑based best practice, NICE guidance and Trust policies.
- Fulfil the Responsible Clinician (RC)/Approved Clinician (AC) role for patients detained under Community Treatment Orders of the Mental Health Act, attend tribunals/managers hearings and prepare reports.
- Provide clinical input into the care of the patients the post is responsible for, based on weekly MDT meetings, reviews of Section 117 and Care and Treatment Plans, and other ad hoc meetings.
- Supervise clinical work carried out by other team members.
- Liaise with mental health professionals and outside organisations, including local authorities and independent sector provider organisations.
- Comply with quality standards applicable to the service and support the implementation of any new standards.
- Take part in Mental Health Assessments, out of hours duties and act as RC.
- Serve on the on‑call consultant duty rota for Brooklands and Learning Disability Community Services (1:9 commitment), which may be supported by an ST4‑6 Higher Trainee.
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement that increases during your time with the Trust.
- Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring.
- Salary sacrifice schemes for vehicle lease, cycle‑to‑work, home and electronics, gym membership and more.
- Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through the Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes.
- Well‑being support, including an in‑house counselling service, external helpline and more.
- Access to staff networks and support groups.
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