Consultant Psychiatrist inBaldock inBaldock PUBLISHED 5 AUG 2024

Depending on experience Competitive Salary + Welcome Bonus  PERMANENT 
In collaboration with other clinical colleagues and managers your role will involve helping to develop a comprehensive treatment service that seeks to deliver a high quality response to those suffering from a range of mental health problems based on quality assured evidence based practice.

We are seeking an experienced psychiatrist to lead our team across our female-only Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. This role requires a dynamic and inspiring leader who can foster a professional, open culture that empowers our clinical staff to provide exceptional, compassionate care.

As the Consultant Psychiatrist, you will be a visible and influential figure within our hospital. You will work collaboratively with a multi-professional management team, ensuring that our care meets the highest regulatory standards. Your leadership will be key in shaping the strategic direction of our unit, always prioritising safe, effective, and individualised care for every patient.

In collaboration with other clinical colleagues and managers your role will involve helping to develop a comprehensive treatment service that seeks to deliver a high quality response to those suffering from a range of mental health problems based on quality assured evidence based practice. You will be responsible for providing advice with regard to the psychiatric care of clients within their respective service area and will entail taking overall responsibility for a defined caseload of patients

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In conjunction with Consultant colleagues they will provide professional supervision to the other medical staff where appropriate. They will ensure that junior medical staff time and duties are managed in a manner which best suits the needs of the service and their ongoing training.

Participate in an out of hours rota with other Consultant Psychiatric colleagues in Baldock Manor Hospital.

Ensure there is adequate consultant cover across the hospital as required

Participate in quality enhancement and service evaluation projects and will be encouraged to undertake any research which may be relevant to either short or long-term service improvement.

Participate in educational and health promotion activities within the Mental Health Service and to be pro-active in liaising on a regular basis with General Practitioners.

Lead the CPD programme for the hospital and foster a culture of learning

Provide professional advice to the Senior Management team and Board on key service planning issues and psychiatric clinical issues or staffing issues, ensuring that the Senior Management Team and Board of Directors keep quality of care at the core of decision making

Be a role model for effective leadership in the business driving a positive, can-do culture and actively promote collaboration, enablement, innovation and positive outcomes.

Provide input and advice on any relevant initiatives that require a medical perspective e.g. implementation of recommendations from NICE, National Inquiries, External Investigations etc.

Represent the business externally at local, regional and national level, raising the profile of the business and establishing working relationships with commissioners, community teams and other key partners.

Oversee the performance of the Consultant Psychiatrists ensuring that systems are in place to support appraisal and revalidation. Identify, investigate and escalate concerns about psychiatrists conduct or performance.

Maintain effective, professional leadership for alongside other Consultant Psychiatrists providing clinical supervision and mentorship.

Work with the Responsible Officer to support the appraisal and revalidation process for other Psychiatrists.

To participate in the recruitment and appointment of relevant staff

Work in partnership with patients always considering patient preferences when discussing treatment options considering the full impact of clinical decisions on the patient and directing and supporting patients to the information they need to support decision making.

Take part in the management of joint investigations of clinical nature concerning doctors such as those that arise from complaints or untoward events.

We are seeking an experienced psychiatrist to lead our team across our female-only Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. This role requires a dynamic and inspiring leader who can foster a professional, open culture that empowers our clinical staff to provide exceptional, compassionate care.

As the Consultant Psychiatrist, you will be a visible and influential figure within our hospital. You will work collaboratively with a multi-professional management team, ensuring that our care meets the highest regulatory standards. Your leadership will be key in shaping the strategic direction of our unit, always prioritising safe, effective, and individualised care for every patient.

In collaboration with other clinical colleagues and managers your role will involve helping to develop a comprehensive treatment service that seeks to deliver a high quality response to those suffering from a range of mental health problems based on quality assured evidence based practice. You will be responsible for providing advice with regard to the psychiatric care of clients within their respective service area and will entail taking overall responsibility for a defined caseload of patients

About us

In conjunction with Consultant colleagues they will provide professional supervision to the other medical staff where appropriate. They will ensure that junior medical staff time and duties are managed in a manner which best suits the needs of the service and their ongoing training.

Participate in an out of hours rota with other Consultant Psychiatric colleagues in Baldock Manor Hospital.

Ensure there is adequate consultant cover across the hospital as required

Participate in quality enhancement and service evaluation projects and will be encouraged to undertake any research which may be relevant to either short or long-term service improvement.

Participate in educational and health promotion activities within the Mental Health Service and to be pro-active in liaising on a regular basis with General Practitioners.

Lead the CPD programme for the hospital and foster a culture of learning

Provide professional advice to the Senior Management team and Board on key service planning issues and psychiatric clinical issues or staffing issues, ensuring that the Senior Management Team and Board of Directors keep quality of care at the core of decision making

Be a role model for effective leadership in the business driving a positive, can-do culture and actively promote collaboration, enablement, innovation and positive outcomes.

Provide input and advice on any relevant initiatives that require a medical perspective e.g. implementation of recommendations from NICE, National Inquiries, External Investigations etc.

Represent the business externally at local, regional and national level, raising the profile of the business and establishing working relationships with commissioners, community teams and other key partners.

Oversee the performance of the Consultant Psychiatrists ensuring that systems are in place to support appraisal and revalidation. Identify, investigate and escalate concerns about psychiatrists conduct or performance.

Maintain effective, professional leadership for alongside other Consultant Psychiatrists providing clinical supervision and mentorship.

Work with the Responsible Officer to support the appraisal and revalidation process for other Psychiatrists.

To participate in the recruitment and appointment of relevant staff

Work in partnership with patients always considering patient preferences when discussing treatment options considering the full impact of clinical decisions on the patient and directing and supporting patients to the information they need to support decision making.

Take part in the management of joint investigations of clinical nature concerning doctors such as those that arise from complaints or untoward events.



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