Consultant Psychiatrist

The post holder will primarily have a variety of responsibilities, including the following. This list is not exhaustive, and the post holder could be asked to perform a wider variety of duties to ensure resilience across the team. The job holder will: Assess patients referred to the Adult ADHD service under RTC and/or NHS Contracts Provide advice regarding investigations and interventions for patients referred to the ADHD service Develop a new Adult ADHD caseload as well as taking over patients from consultants who leave Psychiatry UK Provide follow-up for patients with ADHD according to contractual arrangements Adhere to policies, procedures and any other clinical governance requirements Undertake a minimum number of patient appointments per week, in accordance with your employment contract Undertake any and all necessary administrative tasks to ensure, safe, effective and high quality care for your patients Maintain minimum CPD and appraisal requirements each year, according to GMC standards Adhere to GMC Good Medical Practice Engage with annual job planning review with the clinical lead or clinical director, as required Work with other clinicians and non-clinicians within the service and organisation to deliver care Provide leave cover for colleagues in a reciprocal arrangement There will be ample opportunities to engage in audit and quality improvement projects Plan their own workload to ensure that weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual tasks are met Prioritise workload with consideration to issues arising and responding to shifting priorities appropriately.