Consultant Psychiatrist – Windsor CMHT

Applications are invited for 1 full-time (10PAs + 10% R&R) Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Windsor Community Mental Health Team.

At Mersey Care we are passionate about mental health and wellbeing and delivering the best possible care for the people we serve. Quality, recovery and wellbeing are at the heart of everything that we do.

We are focused on driving change and innovation by supporting and enhancing the leadership role of our senior clinicians. This role offers opportunities for you to lead and develop excellent practice in the field of adult mental health.

Responsibilities

• Be actively involved in the leadership, management and decision making within the Community Mental Health Team.
• Supervise and support team members who carry out assessments of patients referred to the team.
• Carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide treatment for patients.
• Conduct patient reviews and lead multidisciplinary reviews, CPA reviews, and multiprofessional team meetings.
• Contribute to the development of the service and be actively involved in the critical evaluation of its effectiveness over time.
• Ensure that management plans are clearly displayed in the medical records and undertake administrative duties associated with the care of the patient.
• Foster relationships between staff within each organisation, and with the local Clinical Commissioning Groups.
• Act as the team responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 and carry out duties in accordance with the code of practice.
• Carry out comprehensive risk assessments and, as required, participate in Trust’s risk management processes such as Health Risk Assessment and Management Meetings (H‑RAMM).
• Maintain a high level of effective communication and work flexibly and cooperatively with other parts of the service including inpatient units, other community mental health teams, specialist services, and primary care.
• Liaise with families, carers, other stakeholders and interested parties.

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