Consultant Psychiatrist

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of dedicated consultants and other members of the multidisciplinary teams to help shape a modernising mental health service, which has been transformed following recent changes in community settings and inpatient provision. The consultant will work on the Inpatient Unit at Laureate hospital, which is on the site of Wythenshawe Hospital in south Manchester. The new post holder will take the Responsible Clinician role for Blake ward, an 8-bedded unit, which will accrue 6 programmed activities. There will be opportunities to combine this post if 10 PA's or more are desired from the incoming consultant. A high proportion of patients admitted to the ward suffer with psychosis and are detained on a section of the Mental Health Act. The consultant is expected to attend daily reviews on the ward and daily ward rounds. They will provide leadership and medical input. They will fulfil the role of the Responsible Clinician. They will be involved in training resident doctors, teaching medical students and engage in clinical management, audit and governance.