Consultant Psychiatrist

About the role

Nua Healthcare Services, a leading Irish private provider of residential and supported living services for children and adults with complex needs, is recruiting a Consultant Psychiatrist for its expanding Clinical Services team. The post holder provides senior clinical leadership and specialist psychiatric expertise in the delivery and development of evidence-based mental health services, working as a senior member of the multidisciplinary team.

Key responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical leadership and specialist psychiatric expertise, including assessment, diagnosis, formulation, risk assessment and management, medication management, treatment planning and ongoing clinical review.
• Take clinical responsibility for allocated patients and give specialist input to multidisciplinary assessments, care planning, risk reviews and the development of therapeutic environments.
• Act as Treating Consultant Psychiatrist where required, in line with the Mental Health Act 2001 and relevant legislation.
• Advise on complex presentations, including those posing significant risk to self or others, and oversee referrals, admissions and discharges.
• Work with the Clinical Director, Director of Nursing and multidisciplinary teams on clinical governance, service development, quality improvement, audit, research and evaluation.
• Provide clinical supervision, consultation, teaching and professional support to medical and multidisciplinary colleagues, and take part in appraisals and CPD.
• Help develop clinical policies, procedures and standards, provide clinical cover for other consultants, and comply with health and safety, safeguarding, GDPR and other organisational policies.

Required profile

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification and Specialist Registration with the Medical Council of Ireland, or eligibility for it.
• Significant post-specialist experience in psychiatry; forensic psychiatry and/or secure mental health settings highly desirable.
• Demonstrable experience assessing and managing complex mental health presentations and clinical risk, and of providing clinical leadership.
• Desirable: experience in mental health rehabilitation and/or intellectual disability services, and in supervising and teaching staff.

Required skills

• Strong clinical, communication and multidisciplinary working skills.
• Ability to make sound, evidence-based decisions in complex situations and to manage workload and competing priorities.
• Good written and verbal communication with service users, families, carers and colleagues.
• Desirable: understanding of clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and risk management.

What we offer

• Company pension, specific illness cover and life assurance/death-in-service cover.
• Comprehensive induction, continuous professional development and education assistance.
• Paid maternity/paternity leave, bike-to-work scheme and refer/retain-a-friend bonus.
• Discounts with retailers nationwide.