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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Role of the Consultant Psychiatrist covers the following areas:

·          Represent the team to other Consultants and management.

·          Clinical areas:

o   Diagnosis

o   Bio psychosocial approach to treatment

o   Evidence based interventions

o   Legal issues

o   Boundary setting

·          Clinical Leadership:

o   Enabling/Encouraging other team members

o   Strategic planning and development

o   Available to the team both to individuals and the team as a whole

o   Active team member

o   Attend regular reviews

o   Work towards high team morale

·          Education:

o   Medical students from Cambridge University

o   Junior Doctors

o   Other disciplines

·          Participate in:

o   Evaluation

o   Audit

o   Research

o   Purpose and functioning of the team

·          A source of wisdom to the team

The post holder will:

·          Work in accordance with the New Ways of Working initiative for Consultants, attend regular team meetings such as MDT meetings and formulation meetings to discuss clinical issues with team members, care coordinators, inpatient doctors and other statutory agencies as required for the care of community patients.

·          Work closely with other consultant colleagues to ensure that the patient journey is as smooth as possible. 

·          Give clinical leadership and actively liaise with general practitioners, psychiatrists and other hospital specialists, statutory and non-statutory agencies, whenever relevant to the care and treatment of patients.

·          Be committed to a multidisciplinary approach to care. 

·          Use evidence-based interventions at all times.

·          Offer a consistent response to referrers/service users regardless of origin of referral in a timely fashion.

·          Offer an accurate diagnosis and timely interventions so that intensive treatment can be delivered to prevent chronicity and dependency on psychiatric services, in accordance with the recovery model.

·          Attend Mental Health Act assessments as requested for relevant patients. 

·          Act as the Responsible Clinician for inpatients including attending Tribunals, as necessary.

·          Participate in the development and maintenance of care programmes for patients.

·          Supervise junior and middle grade doctors in the team.

·          Participate in the teaching programmes of the multidisciplinary team.

·          Contribute to the collection of clinical information to ensure further service development and to enable audit.

·          Work closely with Consultant colleagues to contribute to the provision of appropriate Consultant cover for daytime, 9 am to 5 pm, (working days) and for periods of annual/study/special leave.

·          Participate in the on call Consultant rota primarily for advice as Consultants are on the 3^rd Tier.

·          Participate in clinical governance activities.

·          Contribute to the teaching activities in the Trust.

·          Participate in teaching within the trust. 

·          Contribute to the day-to-day management and to the overall service development agenda through appropriate involvement with managerial and clinical colleagues.

·          Undergo annual appraisal and fulfil the requirements of continuing professional development (CPD) in order to meet the criteria for revalidation by the General Medical Council.

·          Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director.

·          Attend the Trust Wide Medical Advisory Groups.