Consultant Psychiatrist in Community Mental Health Hub in Milton Keynes inMilton Keynes PUBLISHED MON 9 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section
Job description
Consultant Psychiatrist
Substantive and fixed-term appointment
(10 PAs) + on call supplement
Our doctors say that Milton Keynes Mental Health service are "good at adapting to new ways of working.
We're looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our dedicated medical team at the Community Mental Health Hub. Our focus is on providing patients who need comprehensive secondary mental health support and care. The Hub caters for service users with all diagnostic categories and is a needs-led service.
Within the Hub we are using Dialog+ to plan care and as part of our Think Family approach are actively engaged with families and carers. In line with the parity of esteem model the Hub supports the physical health management of patients with dedicated nurses for this purpose.
This is an exciting time to join Milton Keynes Mental Health, as we continue to grow and invest in our teaching and training programmes. Our department supports a thriving educational environment with Core and Senior Psychiatry trainees, alongside a strong presence of GP trainees, Foundation doctors, and undergraduate medical students.
This post isapproved by The Royal College of Psychiatrists. This post offers a relocation package of up to £8,000 for eligible candidates. You'll also benefit from a generous annual leave allowance, dedicated study leaves, access to the NHS Pension Scheme, and a wide range of exclusive staff discounts -- including savings on the purchase and lease of new cars.
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- Provide senior clinical advice and support to the daily triage, MDT and other regular clinical team meetings.
- Ensure all referrals are triaged daily and responded to in a timely way.
- Assess new patients and provide clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members.
- Review complex needs patients to ensure appropriate care packages are put in place.
- Actively link and develop a relationship with the Primary Care Network(s) to respond to their developing needs and support the move towards more integrated care.
- Leadership role in the quality agenda: identifying areas for improvement and active engagement with QI.
- To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with Consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
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- Provide senior clinical advice and support to the daily triage, MDT and other regular clinical team meetings.
- Ensure all referrals are triaged daily and responded to in a timely way.
- Assess new patients and provide clinical supervision of assessments carried out by other team members.
- Review complex needs patients to ensure appropriate care packages are put in place.
- Actively link and develop a relationship with the Primary Care Network(s) to respond to their developing needs and support the move towards more integrated care.
- Leadership role in the quality agenda: identifying areas for improvement and active engagement with QI.
- To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with Consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
If you're interested in this role but you have questions or you're not yet ready to apply, then please book a quick call with us and we'd be happy to answer any questions you have and tell you more about the role.
Requirements
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Benefits
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