Consultant Psychiatrist PICU - Wigan
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
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Job summary
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Consultant in Inpatient Psychiatry to join Priestners Unit (8 bed unit with 4 beds allocated for male patients and 4 beds allocated for female patients.) The unit is based at State of the Art -Atherleigh Park Hospital which opened in 2017 when the unit was relocated from its previous site at Leigh Infirmary. The Unit benefits from individual en-suite rooms for all patients. There is a separate MDT room for morning meetings and reviews.
Priestners Unit is an award-winning unit for managing challenging behaviour (the APT awards of excellence). The Unit is accredited from QNPICU and works alongside the national standards of PICU.
Main duties of the job
Clinical role
- Undertake assessments of referrals/ admissions to the service
- Diagnose and formulate management plans in complex presentations.
- Provide management in treatment resistant and complex presentations
- Assessment and management of risk including of vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety and risk of harm to others.
- Preparation of Mental Health Review Tribunal and Managers' Hearings reports and attendance at subsequent hearings.
- Work in a collaborative way with multidisciplinary teams including external partners.
- Work in partnership with psychiatrists from partner providers such as Forensic and Rehabilitation Psychiatrists.
Leadership role
- Lead clinical decision making in the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high quality care
- Develop service clinical priorities in line with national and professional guidance and standards
- Engage with service transformation programmes including attendance at Consultant meetings for their service and directorate.
Educational role
- Provide clinical and educational supervision for trainees in gaining core psychiatric experience
- Provide clinical and educational supervision for psychiatric trainees in achieving competencies in core general psychiatry
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
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. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with 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.
Date posted
24 May 2023
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£88,364 to £119,133 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
437-MD-5287863
Job locations
Priestner’s Unit (PICU)
Atherleigh Park Hospital, Atherleigh Way
Leigh
WN7 1YN
Employer details
Employer name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Address
Priestner’s Unit (PICU)
Atherleigh Park Hospital, Atherleigh Way
Leigh
WN7 1YN
Employer's website
https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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