Consultant in Psychiatry

Post:  CONSULTANT ADULT GENERAL PSYCHIATRIST

Base:  Dykebar HOSPITAL, Paisley

​​​​​​​Interview Date: 14/12/21

Applications are invited for a full-time post in General Adult Psychiatry in Renfrewshire.

Adult Mental Health services in Renfrewshire are provided by the integrated health and social work multidisciplinary CMHT, supported by a Primary Care Mental Health Team. 

This 10 session post is based at the Paisley Community Mental Health team and inpatients within ward 3B, Leverndale hospital.  The posts consist of 10 PA’s allocated between the Paisley CMHT and ward 3B, Leverndale hospital. 

The service is due to be reconfigured and the base of CMHT could change at the end of this process from Paisley to Renfrew CMHT. It will however be based within Renfrewshire.

On-call responsibilities currently consist of participation in the South Glasgow & Clyde Rota with a current frequency of approximately 1:28.

Although the posts are full time, we would welcome applicants for a less than full time post and number of sessions could be agreed to suit the needs of the applicant. Inpatient and Community cover is an integral part of this job and the candidate would require to cover both parts of the service. ​​​​​​

Applicants must have full registration with the General Medical Council, a licence to practice and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the should have evidence of higher Specialist Training leading to a CCT in Psychiatry or be within six months of confirmed entry at the date of interview.  Non applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.  ​​​​