Specialty Doctor - Central Manchester EIS

• The post holder will work as part of the team at Chorlton House. The post is community based with most work taking place at Chorlton House and some reviews taking place in patients' homes or in other community bases such as local CMHTs or GP surgeries.
• The post holder will have access to the secretary shared across the 3 Manchester teams. ando The post holder will have a shared office with the ST doctor attached to the central team and the specialty doctor with the south EIS team. This is located within the team's base.
• The post holder's work will include assessment of new patients, follow up reviews and CPA reviews with other MDT staff. There will be 1-2 new patient assessments per week and approximately 10-11 follow up reviews. The post holder will be expected to make diagnoses, assess risk, and formulate management plans with supervision as required.
• They will assess and manage risk including of vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety and risk of harm to others.
• They will attend the Early Intervention MDT and referral meetings.
• The post holder will do some emergency work for the team's patients within usual working hours. The post holder will be expected to be a Section 12 Approved clinician. We will support the post holder to obtain S12 or AC approval if this is required

Essential

• Possession of MBBS/MBChB
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Section 12 (2) Approval under Mental Health Act 1983 or eligibility to get approved within 6 months.

Essential

• Experience of assessing and managing patients with mental health disorders
• Ability to develop and implement patient-centred care plans
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working