Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist - CIMHS

This is an opportunity to join a well-established general adult community mental health team in Newham. The Community Integrated Mental Health Service (CIMHS) is a multi-disciplinary primary care facing service providing both brief and longer-term care to service users with complex mental health needs.

To provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and medical management of patients, by delivering thefollowing interventions:? Comprehensive psychiatric assessments, with development of care plans, taking into accountpatients' capabilities, strengths and resilience? Mental state examination? Clinical diagnosis? Initiation and reviews of pharmacological treatments? To lead multi-disciplinary assessment, formulation and management of individual's risk.? Physical health assessments? Referrals to other services (medical referrals, diagnostic tests, forensic services)? Liaison with GP, community and forensic services.? Reviews of clinical progress and care plans? Assessment of readiness for transfer to less restrictive setting and discharge planning.? Safeguarding planning processes? Consultation and liaison with families and carers.? Liaison with the criminal justice system, police, Courts and probation when required for the careand management of patients.