Consultant Psychiatrist - Inpatient - North Manchester

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Job Description
Main duties of the job
Diagnose and formulate management plans in complex presentations.
Provide management in treatment resistant presentations
Leading prescribing decisions and planning treatment
Assessment and management of risk including 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.
To work in partnership with psychiatrists from partner providers such as Forensic and Rehabilitation Psychiatrists.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400
members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160
locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As we look forward to further service developments in 2021, we invite interested and suitably qualified doctors to contact us for a discussion of your needs and interests and how these can fit with what the trust is looking for.

Service Development
The post holder will have a role in service development to improve the delivery of appropriate services for general adult psychiatry patients in Manchester.
Audit
The post holder will be expected to actively engage in the audit process to assess and improve on the clinical service provided. Collection and evaluation of health outcome measures will be an integral part of the service.

Research
The Trust will support consultants who wish to engage in research activity through its active Research and Innovation Directorate.

Management
The post holder will attend relevant management meetings in relation to the inpatient service.

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
MBChB, MBBS or equivalent
Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Included on Specialist Register of GMC, or within 6 months of this
Registration as Approved Clinician or eligibility to become one
Desirable criteria
MRCPsych or equivalent
On the Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry
Experience in CRHT/HTT
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
Successful completion of higher specialist training in psychiatry or equivalent or within 6 months of completion
Current and relevant knowledge of the principles of General Psychiatry
Participation in CPD.
Desirable criteria
Clinical Experience in a setting working in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic setting
Experience in management roles
Must be in 'Good Standing' for CPD
Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.. Apply
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

**If you do not hold a current competency based qualification and or the Care Certificate, you will be expected to complete an appropriate Apprenticeship in Healthcare with GMMH.**
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under
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