Consultant Adult Psychiatrist - Locum Position in Jersey

Head Medical; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Jersey currently have an opportunity for a Consultant Adult Psychiatrist to cover a locum for their Community Health Team.

ASAP - Ongoing

Hospital Accommodation provided **

Return flights covered **

Jersey is a fabulous island, south of the English coast. They have a population of 106,000. Their transport links to all major cities in the U.K. are excellent, and they share the same time zone as the UK.

Their 50 miles of coastline ensure you never have to travel far to find a beach and, when you do, you will find pebbly coves, rocky outcrops and golden, sandy shores and they offer a jaw-dropping amount of activities to enjoy!

The role:

The CMHT serves people, aged between 18 and 65, who suffer from severe mental illness. Their service users come from a variety of cultural backgrounds and often have challenging and complex needs. The CMHT is a multidisciplinary team, which includes doctors (consultants and staff grades), a clinical psychologist, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, support workers, and administrative staff.

Some of the key responsibilities and expectations are:

• Responsibility for the investigation, diagnosis, and management of psychiatric disorders in a community setting for patients aged 18-65 years.
• Providing clinical leadership, support, and advice to the adult community mental health team.
• Contribution to the Care and Recovery framework process for individuals who are care co-ordinated.
• Working collaboratively with service users, families, carers, and the voluntary sector. Liaising with other medical specialties and primary care colleagues as required.
• To record clinical activity accurately and contemporaneously on the electronic patient record system and send letters to GPs.
• Participating in the all-age 1:13 on-call rota for psychiatry and contribution to the day on-call rota for MHLaw assessments.

Rate: paid PAYE Via Jersey - Jersey's lower tax rates kick in after 6 months!

Experience Required:

• Full GMC registration
• Eligibility for Section 12 approval
• Experience of work in UK hospital systems (or equivalent, not just shadowing)

If you are interested, please apply!