Consultant Psychiatrist - Adult Inpatients (Dee Ward), Liverpool

Consultant psychiatrist responsible for 17 patients on Dee ward.

• Carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide treatment for inpatients.
• Support ward-based staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
• Conduct patient reviews and lead multidisciplinary ward reviews, CPA reviews, and multi-professional meetings.
• Act as 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.
• Provide verbal and written evidence to Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers hearings.
• Carry out comprehensive risk assessments and participate in Trust’s risk management processes such as Health Risk Assessment and Management Meetings (H‑RAMM) and Multi‑Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) Meetings.
• Provide medical leadership to the inpatient team.
• Liaise with families / carers.
• Liaise with aspects of the Criminal Justice System regarding patients.
• Liaise with other stakeholders and interested parties.
• Maintain effective communication with other services, including in‑patient and community mental health teams, and primary care.
• Provide clinical/educational supervision to junior colleagues.
• Be approved as a Responsible Clinician or undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA and renew approval as agreed.
• Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate clinical teaching.
• Participate in the training of other disciplines.
• Provide educational supervision of trainees and other disciplines.
• Take part in continuing medical education within statutory limits.
• Lead and manage a team in a way that supports the development of a culture of continuous improvement and learning.