Consultant Psychiatrists

We are committed to ensuring all our Consultant Psychiatrists are effective and compassionate clinical leaders. Clinical leadership, innovation and service performance are key components to all our consultant positions. We will provide the necessary training and development opportunities for all Consultants joining the Trust to ensure they are able to deliver these components of their role. Full‑time positions are available.

Key Clinical Responsibilities

• Specialist consultation, assessment, formulation, and intervention for young people with complex needs and high‑risk forensic behaviours across community, residential, custodial, and secure settings.
• Consistent, flexible provision across the region, regardless of a young person’s placement or location.
• Joint working with CAMHS, learning disability and autism services, and other children’s services to support the management of complex, high‑risk cases.
• Delivery of evidence‑based assessment and intervention throughout the care pathway, including support with transitions into and out of secure services.
• Clear, needs‑led recommendations on placement, ensuring secure inpatient admission only when clinically indicated.
• Embedding safeguarding principles and promoting developmental, relational, and family‑inclusive approaches.
• Supporting CETRs and aligning with Transforming Care for young people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
• Enhancing local provision through specialist formulation, risk assessment expertise, and strategic advice.
• Identifying gaps in provision and contributing to service development and system improvement.
• Providing multi‑agency training on working with high‑risk young people, risk assessment and management, and the interface between key legislative frameworks.

Operational and Clinical Management Responsibilities

• Be an active participant and leader of the team, contributing to and developing the operational and clinical function of the service with a focus on the management and treatment of high‑risk patients.
• Ensure clinical audit of the service and implementation of appropriate assessment tools and outcome measures as an integrated part of the service and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate and engage with service development and wider Trust development initiatives.
• Provide evidence‑based interventions for patients under their care, and support management of the service according to Trust policies and NICE standards.
• Liaise promptly with patients, carers, other psychiatry colleagues, general practitioners, and voluntary and statutory organisations to ensure high quality, well‑coordinated care.
• Complete administrative tasks associated with the care of patients in a timely manner, including accurate, comprehensive, and prompt recording of clinical activity and fulfilment of relevant KPIs, clustering and CQUIN requirements.
• Share responsibility for and actively participate in the provision of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching with consultant colleagues in the Trust, and contribute to teaching, supervision, and training of staff of other disciplines.
• Provide clinical supervision to junior doctors as necessary.
• Maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Approved Clinician/Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval and abide by professional codes of conduct.
• Comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and play an active role in the financial management of the service and support the clinical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
• Offer supervision to other members, both medical and non‑medical.
• Travel between Trust sites will be expected where required to facilitate the delivery of the role.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

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