Consultant Psychiatrist MHLS Walsall

Job summary

1 x Consultant for Walsall Manor Hospital (Walsall)

(JD currently with Royal College for approval)

We are delighted to recruit to a Consultant Grade Psychiatrist as part of Core 24 Service in the Black country. Applications are invited for a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to lead services in the acute Hospital in Walsall This vacancy has arisen as the result of service development in keeping with the Core24 requirement.

Main duties of the job

The post is for Consultant Psychiatrists in age independent acute Liaison Psychiatry to cover the acute hospital. The post holder will lead liaison mental health services by working closely with the service manager and a multi-disciplinary team comprising predominantly of nurses, speciality doctor, and psychologist. The post holder will join the peer group of Consultants providing comprehensive mental health services as part of Community Mental Health Teams in each locality. We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled clinician who will lead the MDT and who will take keen interest in teaching, training and service development. The post holder will work full time to a 10 PA Job Plan.

About us

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.

Across the whole of the region we provide:

• Adult and older adult mental health services
• Specialist learning disability services
• CAMHS

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, after NHS England and NHS Improvement approved the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.

Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.

We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JD and Person Spec are currently with the Royal College of Psychiatrists for approval.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name

Dr R Hanabe / Dr R Pullical

Job title

CD / DMD

Email address

Salman.hashmi@nhs.net

Telephone number

Additional contact information

For further information and/or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Dr Hanabe , Clinical Director. To apply please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk,indicating which post / locality you are interested in - Closing date: (2 weeks)