Your responsibilities

• Working effectively with patients and colleagues to ensure the best care and treatment outcomes


• Driving multidisciplinary care


• Contributing to service development and governance processes, e.g. via quality improvement work


• Building positive relationships with external stakeholders such as NHS England case managers


• Undertaking psychiatric assessments for women referred to the unit to determine the appropriate level of care to be provided


• Providing oral and written evidence at First-tier Tribunal and Hospital Managers’ hearings


• Ensuring that you are up to date with the latest developments by attending conferences, online courses, etc.

This role includes second on‑call duties (currently 1 in 17 for full‑time consultants) and some wards have middle‑grade support. There are also opportunities for voluntary paid extra first on‑call locum shifts, and t...