Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disabilities *ERP*

Overview

In this role you will provide clinical leadership for a developing regional inpatient LD/neurodiversity service at The Brook. You will deliver high-quality, person-centered care within a multidisciplinary team and help shape future service development. The post offers opportunities in teaching, research and quality improvement, with a focus on autism and complex mental health presentations. A compelling hook is the chance to lead regional care improvements in a purpose-built unit with a strong emphasis on coproduction and wellbeing.

Pay / Benefits

• £60,000 recruitment and retention premium (paid over three years)
• Flexible working
• Support for teaching, supervision, QI and research
• Opportunity to shape a regional service
• Purpose-built, modern unit

Responsibilities

• Lead on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning for inpatients with LD/neurodiversity presentations
• Assume Responsible Clinician role where appropriate
• Provide medical leadership for the Regional LDA Inpatient Unit (1.0 WTE) and contribute to regional service development
• Collaborate with health and social care partners to support admission avoidance, timely discharge, and repatriation
• Drive quality improvement and test/embed new ideas with the QI team
• Engage in clinically relevant research and teaching with academic partners
• Support training for nursing and medical students and contribute to supervision
• Work within a multidisciplinary panel-based admissions process across the region

Key requirements

• Full Registration with the General Medical Council
• Approved Clinician status at start date
• Eligible for Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT
• Approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983
• Experience in psychiatric practice in inpatient settings and with LD/neurodiversity
• Proven ability to lead in a multidisciplinary team and drive service development

• Excellent communication
• Leadership in a multidisciplinary team
• Collaborative with other clinical teams
• Experience with LD and neurodiversity presentations
• Inpatient psychiatric practice
• Audit and clinical governance

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