Consultant Psychiatrist, Trafford, General Adult Inpatient, Brook Ward

Job overview

The Consultant Psychiatrist will be responsible for the care of 17 patients on Brook ward, a 22-bedded all male acute adult ward, with the support of ward Associate Specialty doctor who is already in post. They will take an active role in developing the service in line with the RCPsych standards in an inpatient setting and be supported in innovation in the delivery of patient centred high quality care.  This is based at the Moorside Unit, on the site of Trafford General Hospital. They will work within a senior Clinician team for AOWA Inpatients consisting of 3.2 FTE Consultant Psychiatrists.

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Main duties of the job

• Provide Medical leadership for MDT meetings
• Carry out comprehensive psychiatric Assessment and provide treatment for inpatients on the ward.
• Support ward based staff to manage psychiatric emergencies
• Conduct patient reviews and lead Multidisciplinary ward reviews, CPA reviews and multi-professional meetings
• Be the responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983(amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance to the code of practice.
• Renew and maintain Responsible Clinician status according to agreed procedures.
• Carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trust’s risk management processes
• Provide medical leadership to the inpatient ward team
• Maintain a high level of effective communication and work flexibly and cooperatively with other parts of the service including; other wards and inpatient units, community mental health teams, services and primary care
• Liaison with Families and Carers
• Complete reports for Mental Health Tribunals with the support of the Staff Grade doctor
• Attend Mental Health Tribunals or supervise other members of the medical teams in Tribunal work Assess for use of the Mental Health Act, complete consent to treatment and authorise Section 17 leave

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details about this role and the responsibilities please see attached full Job Description and Person Specification.