Locum Consultant Learning Disability Psychiatrist

If you are looking for a Locum consultant psychiatrist role in Greater Manchester working with intellectually disabled adults, we would love to hear from you. You will be joining Pennine care LD team which was recently shortlisted for "Rcpsych Intellectual disability Team of Year" award and "Nursing times" award.

This is a part time community job based in the Pennine careIntegrated LD team, and you will work with a well-resourced multi-disciplinary team. You will have a dedicated office and IT access as well as facilities for remote working. There is exciting opportunity to undertake research and academic work with MMU university., The post holder will provide psychiatric input to adults with learning disabilities of 18 years and older living within the Pennine care area. The post holder is expected to carry out assessments of complex cases and support development of multi-disciplinary management plans. There may, very occasionally, be the need to take on supervisor role for restricted patients. You are not responsible for any inpatient beds but there may be need to liaise with and provide advice to generic services for your admitted patients. You will work closely with the Local Authority and other partner agencies and contribute to the management of the team.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.