Consultant Psychiatrist

The post holder will provide psychiatric leadership to the Scottish Hub and across the service. You will provide senior clinical and psychiatric expertise to the multidisciplinary team contributing to the assessment, diagnosis and recommendations for treatment for veterans on an outpatient basis.

To provide leadership in psychiatry in outpatient services within the Hub region and to extend support and advice within the wider charity. To contribute to clinical leadership and deliver psychiatric expertise to the Hub with responsibility to assess, diagnose and recommend treatment of veterans. To be clinically responsible, with the senior psychologist and other professionals, for management of the care of veterans within the Hub. The post holder will also be expected to advise the Head of Operations/ Deputy Head of Services on clinical matters, provide psychiatric leadership, and contribute to the development of interdisciplinary team working on a day-to-day basis in order to meet the clinical needs of the veterans referred. To support the service development via the provision of psychiatric and medical expert advice.

Combat Stress is the UKs leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century weve been helping former service personnel deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and depression. Today we provide specialist treatment and support for veterans from every service and conflict, focusing on those with complex mental health issues related to their military service. We provide a range of community, outpatient and residential mental health services to veterans with complex mental health problems. We provide services in-person and online.