Consultant Psychiatrist - Blossom Ward | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Inpatient Unit at North View, North Manchester General Hospital. The new post holder will have consultant responsibilities for Blossom  Ward, which is a 20 bedded Later Life female ward. 

The postholder is expected to attend daily reviews on the ward and daily ward rounds. The postholder will provide leadership and medical input and will fulfil the role of the Responsible Clinician. The postholder will be involved in training junior doctors, teaching medical students and engage in clinical management, audit and governance.

While primarily responsible for delivering a quality clinical service, the postholder is also expected to be actively involved in the strategic development of the team and broader services, being involved with the ward manager and locality manager in helping to steer the development of the service in line with the strategic direction of the organisation. There will be numerous opportunities to develop your career path in areas that are of interest to the postholder.

•    Provide clinical leadership for the ward team and trainees.

•    The ward has 20 beds and patients can be admitted from across the trust patch covering the boroughs of Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Bolton and Wigan.

•    Conduct ward reviews, ward rounds, board rounds and support the team to complete CPA reviews.

•    Undertake assessments of admissions to the service.

•    Assist team to diagnose and formulate management plans in all presentations.

•    Assessment and management of risk including of vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety and risk of harm to others.

•    Coordinate care with input from pharmacists.

•    Preparation of Mental Health Review Tribunal and Managers’ Hearings reports and attendance at subsequent hearings. 

•    Preparation of consent to treatment paperwork as well as any other MHA work such as section 17 leave, section renewals and CTOs if required.

•    Be inquest supervisor for resident doctors attending medical inquests for incidents while clinical supervisor for the resident doctor.

•    Work in a collaborative way with multidisciplinary teams including external partners.

•    Work in partnership with psychiatrists from partner providers such as Forensic, Community and Rehabilitation Psychiatrists.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

For more information on the role please see attached detailed job description and person specification.

 

This advert closes on Thursday 31 Dec 2026