Lead Consultant

2 weeks ago

Prestwich, Borough of Bury, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT Full time

Job Summary

This role offers a unique opportunity to support the Associate Medical Director in developing innovative models of care and operational models for transforming forensic mental health services across Greater Manchester.

The successful candidate will have a key role in delivering sustainable improvements and exemplar forensic mental health care, working in partnership with Clinical, Quality and Operational Leads.

Key responsibilities include providing clinical leadership to the Division, ensuring effective management and support for medical staff, and working in partnership with the Head of Operations and Head of Nursing to provide joint accountability for clinical governance.

The role also involves working in partnership with the wider Consultant team to provide a medical leadership team, ensuring an equitable distribution of duties and responsibilities.

Main Duties

  • Provide medical leadership for MDT meetings.
  • Carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide treatment for inpatients on the ward.
  • Support ward-based staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
  • Conduct patient reviews and lead multidisciplinary ward reviews, CPA reviews and multi-professional meetings.
  • Be the responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the code of practice.
  • Reneew and maintain Approved Clinician status according to agreed procedures.
  • Carry out comprehensive risk assessments and participate in Trust's risk management processes.
  • Provide medical leadership to the inpatient ward team.
  • Maintain a high level of effective communication and work flexibly and cooperatively with other parts of the service, including other wards and inpatient units, community mental health teams, services and primary care.
  • Liaise with families and carers.
  • Complete reports for Mental Health Tribunals with the support of the Specialty Doctor.
  • Attend Mental Health Tribunals or supervise other members of the medical teams in Tribunal work. Assess for use of the Mental Health Act, complete consent to treatment and authorise Section 17 leave.

About Us

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work, with a great northern welcome and people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills, and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job Responsibilities

For more details about this role and the responsibilities, please see the attached full Job Description and Person Specification.

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