Consultant Psychiatrist

Join the team at Ty Grosvenor as a Consultant Psychiatrist on their transitional improvement journey and be part of meaningful change to continue to improve the service. It’s a great opportunity to make your mark and drive positive change, with support froma Medical Secretary and Specialist Doctor. Accepting this role would see you join this experienced inpatient Mental Health service to provide care for men and women with personality disorders and mental health conditions, where you will focus on equipping people with the appropriate skills for communityliving. You will have overall clinical responsibility for the 24-hour management of in-patients, including implementing assessments for referrals, overseeing the Care Programme Approach, delegating responsibility and accountability to the Associate Specialists andother medical staff. As a member of the Medical Directorate, you will be responsible for advising the wider team on psychiatric and medical concerns, which will see you design and deliver training to staff of all disciplines, in particular, the medical staff. Ty Grosvenor is situated in the heart of Wrexham, commutable from Chester, Crewe, Ruthin, Whitchurch and surrounding areas. You will have the opportunity for regular career development to ensure you’re on the cutting edge and at the top of your game. You’ll have access to excellent CPD, plus access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-calibre consultants. **Other responsibilities**: - Jointly, within the Medical Directorate, develop and review Directorate policies and procedures to meet requirements of statutory bodies - Participate in making appropriate responsible Medical Officer arrangements to cover the 24-hour operation - Operationally manage within agreed standards, targets, timetables and constraints, following operational and strategic objectives in the Medical Service Level Agreement - Administration of the Mental Health Act, Clinical Policy, Clinical Standards and associated administrative tasks in respect of patients - Be jointly responsible with the General Practitioner for the provision of medical services appropriate to patients in this service **To be successful in this role, you will**: - Be medically qualified, MRC Psych or equivalent - Be innovative and imaginative with the ability to initiate corporate decisions - Have essential understanding of current developments in psychiatry and other aspects of mental health - Have substantial knowledge of change management, relevant legislation, contemporary issues in mental health, knowledge of and experience in purchaser/provider contractual issues - Have previous Consultant experience in a management role **What you will get** - Competitive annual salary