Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult - Living Well

Overview

In this role you will provide expert psychiatric input to GPs for patients who are not yet under secondary care, advising on medication and referrals while supporting clinical management and diagnosis. You will lead the Living Well in Oldham service within the community and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care. The post involves service development, staff training, and stakeholder engagement, with links to teaching and ongoing research. This is a chance to shape community mental health provision and contribute to service redesign and teaching initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Offer expert psychiatric input to GPs, including medication advice, signposting, and diagnostic support
• Provide clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary Living Well team and coordinate care across Oldham
• Contribute to service development, team expansion, and stakeholder engagement
• Deliver training to new team members and support teaching commitments for medical and nursing staff
• Collaborate with other teams and Consultants to ensure coherent care for adults with severe and enduring mental illness
• Attend local and divisional service development meetings
• Participate in teaching, research links, and engagement with user and carer groups

Key requirements

• GMC Specialist Register or eligibility; within six months of CCT in General Adult Psychiatry at time of interview
• Fully registered with GMC with license to practice
• Approved clinician status or ability to achieve within 3 months; S12 eligibility or ability to achieve within 3 months
• Low frequency on-call (1 in 31) with second-tier on-call and 1 day off after on-call
• Experience or ability to participate in professional development and potential for additional work/PA negotiation

• excellent oral and written communication
• ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• evidence-based decision making and collaboration
• bio-psycho-social approach
• mental health care for adults with severe and enduring problems
• knowledge of MHA and MCA duties

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