Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry - Rehab ward

Job overview

Pending College Approval

This is a substantive post for Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry to work in Westways Rehab ward. This is a specialist rehabilitation unit based at Bethlem Royal Hospital that focuses on the rehabilitation of adults with complex and severe mental health issues, typically requiring long-term treatment.

The post has become available following the relocation of the long-term post holder. The post is part-time for 6 sessions a week (working hours are 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday).

The successful candidate will play a multifaceted role in providing specialised mental health care, ensuring that patients receive comprehensive rehabilitation support in preparation for their return into the community.

They will also be part of an active Consultant body and will join the Borough Consultants on call rota.

Main duties of the job

The post-holders will provide Consultant clinical leadership to the service and will assume consultant psychiatrist responsibility for the patients on the ward.

There will be a need to screen referrals, contribute to multidisciplinary assessments, and correspond with referrers, colleagues and other involved professionals in assessments and treatment of accepted patients.  The post holder will conduct regular psychiatric reviews and contribute to care planning meetings of patients under their care. There will be a need to support community and other inpatient colleagues, write tribunal reports, and attend tribunals as required.

The post-holder will forge good working relationships with other psychiatrists across the Directorate in order to encourage appropriate referrals and assure a cooperative approach to the care of patients. They will be linked in with other Consultants and supported to join peer groups. They will also provide consultation and advice to members of the MDT.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached detailed Job description and Person specification for any further information.

Do not hesitate to contact Dr Serena Lai should you wish to discuss the post further.