Consultant Psychiatrist (Wigan – SCMHT)

Overview

You join the Specialist Community Mental Health Team (SCMHT) to lead high-quality, community-based care for adults with severe mental health disorders. You work within a multidisciplinary team to shape assessments, treatment plans, and risk management, supporting service transformation and clinical governance. This role blends clinical leadership, education, and collaboration with partner psychiatrists to deliver care across Wigan. You will drive complex case management and contribute to regional mental health initiatives. This is an opportunity to influence care pathways in a dynamic NHS trust with a strong focus on learning and improvement.

Responsibilities

• Assess referrals and admissions and formulate management plans for complex presentations
• Provide treatment for resistant and complex cases and manage risk (including suicide and safety risks)
• Prepare and participate in Mental Health Review Tribunal and Managers’ Hearings
• Lead clinical decision making within the MDT and collaborate with external partners
• Contribute to service transformation and align clinical priorities with national standards
• Provide clinical supervision for trainees and support core psychiatric training
• Engage in multidisciplinary collaboration including with partner forensic and rehabilitation psychiatrists

Key requirements

• Medical Degree
• GMC Registration
• Specialist Register
• Desirable: MRCPsych or MRCPsych-equivalent
• Desirable: Approved Clinician

• collaborative mindset
• strong communication
• leadership and mentoring
• risk assessment and management
• diagnosis and formulation in complex presentations
• clinical supervision of trainees

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