Job Description:Work in accordance with the New Ways of Working initiative for Consultants, attend regular team meetings such as MDT meetings and formulation meetings to discuss clinical issues with team members, care coordinators, inpatient doctors and other statutory agencies as required for the care of community patientsWork closely with Consultant colleagues to ensure that the patient journey is as smooth as possibleGive clinical leadership and actively liaise with general practitioners, psychiatrists and other hospital specialists, statutory and non-statutory agencies, whenever relevant to the care and treatment of patientsBe committed to a multidisciplinary approach to careUse evidence-based interventions at all timesOffer a consistent response to referrers/service users in a timely fashion regardless of origin of referralOffer an accurate diagnosis and timely interventions so that intensive treatment can be delivered to prevent chronicity and dependency on psychiatric services, in accordance with the recovery modelAttend Mental Health Act assessments for relevant patients as indicatedAct as the Responsible Clinician for inpatients including attending Tribunals, as necessaryParticipate in the development and maintenance of care programmes for patientsSupervise junior and middle grade doctors in the teamParticipate in the teaching programmes of the multidisciplinary teamContribute to the collection of clinical information to ensure further service development and to enable auditWork closely with Consultant colleagues to contribute to the provision of appropriate Consultant cover for daytime, 9 am to 5 pm, (working days) and for periods of annual/study/special leaveParticipate in the on-call Consultant rotaParticipate in clinical governance activitiesContribute to the teaching activities in the TrustParticipate in teaching within the TrustContribute to the day-to-day management and to the overall service development agenda through appropriate involvement with managerial and clinical colleaguesUndergo annual appraisal and fulfil the requirements of continuing professional development (CPD) in order to meet the criteria for revalidation by the General Medical CouncilAgree a job plan with the Clinical DirectorAttend the Trust Wide Medical Advisory GroupsSupervisor Training