Consultant in Adult Psychiatry

at  Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist – Community Mental Health Team,
Salary £121,765 - £164,165
Are you committed to delivering high quality, place-based care?
Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?
Our new and exciting strategy and 28 Promises focus on ‘nurturing the power in our communities’ and likely align to your values.
We want to hear from you!
We are seeking a dynamic and committed Psychiatrist within our Community Directorate in Doncaster.
The Community Mental Health Teams cover 4 localities, South, Central, East and North of Doncaster. The post holder would be aligned to South Locality which is a predominantly urban area.
You would be joining the Doncaster Consultant network, which covers the Community and Inpatient services.
The post holder will be expected to provide consultant psychiatric input to the Adult South Community Mental Health Team.

Clinical Leadership.
Discussing patients in the MDT meeting and with keyworkers/lead professionals, on an individual basis.
Assessing patients with complex mental health issues with the team.
Initiating medication and contributing to patients’ management and treatment plans.
Quality improvement of the service – audit and service development projects.
Clinical Supervision of the Junior doctors assigned to the CMHT.
Teaching – providing teaching sessions to the CMHT on relevant clinical topics.
Teaching junior doctors assigned to the team.
Play a leading role in Business/Management Meetings for the team.
The post holder will take the medical lead in service development and the implementation of any changes to practice as required in line with evolving evidence and tailored to meet local need.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
Please see the attached Job Description which includes a Person Specification and an example job plan