Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry - Glasgow, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Applications are invited for a full time General Adult post working in the Brand Street Resource Centre which covers
the Govan and Ibrox locality in South Glasgow. Responsibilities would be shared for an urban population of around
35, years), and is an area of mixed deprivation and high ethnic diversity. The catchment area is
postcode aligned. Inpatient beds are currently based at Leverndale Hospital. There is a well-resourced and established Community Mental Health Team based at the Brand Street Resource Centre. The post-holder will be expected to work closely

with 2 Consultant colleagues and 1 Specialty Grade doctor as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide a full range of services to inpatients and outpatients.

Duties involve in-patient work at Leverndale Hospital and community duties at the nearby Brand Street Resource Centre.

Responsibilities include medical assessment and treatment of patients, use of the Mental Health Act, consultative role to other team members, medico-legal work.

This will include caring for outpatients through working as part of the multi-disciplinary team.

He/she will participate in the On Call Rota and cover for colleagues during absence in line with arrangements set out in the National Terms and Conditions.

The On Call Rota covers the whole of South Glasgow and full time Consultants are on call once in 30 days.

There will be a possibility of opting out of on-call duties following the first 5 years in post. Domiciliary visits, court reports, Mental Health Act/Adults with Incapacity work and liaison assessments will be undertaken as required. Duties also include continuing clinical responsibility for the patients allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, staff.
The post-holder will already have AMP status.
Applicants must have full GMC registration, a license to practice and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist
Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to a CCT in General
Adult Psychiatry or eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the
date of interview. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde