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Job overview
Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) provide multi-disciplinary assessment, treatment and care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health problems. They provide a service to individuals from 16 years of age up to 70 years of age with a diagnosed functional mental health problem.
Main duties of the job
Clinical role
- Undertake assessments of referrals/ admissions to the service
- Diagnose and formulate management plans in complex presentations.
- Provide management in treatment resistant and complex presentations
- Assessment and management of risk including of vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety and risk of harm to others.
- Preparation of Mental Health Review Tribunal and Managers’ Hearings reports and attendance at subsequent hearings.
- Work in a collaborative way with multidisciplinary teams including external partners.
- Work in partnership with psychiatrists from partner providers such as Forensic and Rehabilitation Psychiatrists.
Leadership role
- Lead clinical decision making in the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high quality care
- Develop service clinical priorities in line with national and professional guidance and standards
- Engage with service transformation programmes including attendance at Consultant meetings for their service and directorate.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the role please see attached detailed job description and person specification.
Person specification
Eligibility
Essential
- Specialist Register
- GMC Registration
Desirable
- Approved Clinician
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- MRCPsych
- CCT in specialty
Desirable
- MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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This advert is for Consultant Psychiatrist - Manchester - Central East CMHT with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, North West, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £109,725 - £145,478 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Jun 2026.
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