Consultant Psychiatrist for People with Intellectual Disability

QUALIFICATIONS Essential Fully registered with the General Medical Council Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT at time of interview). Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines) Eligible for Section 12 Approval (Mental Health Act )/ Approved Clinician or willing to apply for such approval once in post Desirable A higher degree such as MD or PhD KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE Essential Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act Desirable Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS/ ABILITIES Essential Leadership skills Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that Desirable Formal leadership and management training Experience of team /service leadership