ScotlandPsychiatryPermanentConsultant109,725 to 145,478 a year
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist to join a well-established Community Mental Health Service in Scotland.
This community-based post offers the opportunity to provide consultant-led psychiatric care for adults within a multidisciplinary environment, delivering comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients with a wide range of mental health conditions. The successful candidate will play a key leadership role within the Community Mental Health Team while contributing to service development, education, clinical governance and quality improvement.
The service places a strong emphasis on work-life balance, offering protected SPA time, collaborative consultant working and opportunities to develop specialist interests alongside clinical responsibilities.
- Provide consultant-led assessment, diagnosis and treatment for adults with mental health disorders.
- Lead and support a multidisciplinary Community Mental Health Team.
- Deliver outpatient and community-based psychiatric services.
- Provide clinical leadership for complex patient management and risk assessment.
- Participate in the consultant on-call rota.
- Work closely with General Practice, psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, social work and other community services.
- Contribute to integrated mental health pathways and service development initiatives.
- Supervise junior doctors and multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Participate in audit, quality improvement and clinical governance activities.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and comply with professional standards and GMC guidance.
The successful candidate will join a supportive service offering:
- A fully staffed multidisciplinary Community Mental Health Team.
- Strong collaboration with primary care and integrated health and social care services.
- Protected SPA time within the consultant job plan.
- Excellent consultant peer support and collaborative working.
- Established undergraduate and postgraduate training programmes.
- Strong links with university teaching and clinical research.
- Opportunities to develop specialist interests and contribute to service redesign and innovation.
- Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise.
- MBChB or equivalent medical qualification.
- CCT/CESR in General Adult Psychiatry (or within six months of completion).
- Eligibility for inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register.
- Eligibility for recognition as an Approved Medical Practitioner where applicable.
- Completion of Section 22 Training Course.
- Higher postgraduate qualifications or additional specialist training.
- Previous NHS experience.
- Extensive clinical experience in General Adult Psychiatry.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience teaching and supervising junior doctors.
- Broad knowledge of General Adult Psychiatry.
- Excellent diagnostic, assessment and clinical management skills.
- Leadership and service development experience.
- Strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Experience participating in clinical audit and governance.
- Research experience and publications.
- Previous management experience.
- Understanding of NHS service development and integrated working.
The successful candidate will have opportunities to:
- Deliver undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
- Supervise psychiatry trainees and junior doctors.
- Participate in MRCPsych teaching where appropriate.
- Register for the Royal College of Psychiatrists Continuing Professional Development Programme.
- Participate in clinical audit, governance and quality improvement.
- Undertake research with strong links to university academic departments.
- Develop leadership skills through service development and multidisciplinary working.
- Join a well-established Community Mental Health Service providing consultant-led care for adults with a wide range of mental health conditions.
- Work within a fully staffed multidisciplinary Community Mental Health Team, supported by psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, social work and administrative staff.
- Enjoy protected Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) time, excellent work-life balance, and opportunities in teaching, research and service development.
- Contribute to an innovative mental health service with strong links to primary care, university teaching and clinical research.
