CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST  – DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOLOGY

Location: Bermuda

Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist considering relocating from the UK for a great quality of life?

Our client in Bermuda is searching for a full-time, permanent Psychiatrist. The successful candidate will assume clinical responsibility for the psychiatric care of clients in the respective Adult Psychiatric Clinical Programme (APCP) and Child & Adolescent Services (CAS). This will include diagnostic work ups, psychopharmacologic management, referral for psychotherapy and wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) as needed, basic screening for medical co-morbidities and coordination of metabolic monitoring dependent upon treatment plans.

Key responsibilities include:

• Clinical work will comprise of service needs but will include service to both inpatients and outpatient areas. The specific allocation will be determined by the Chief of Psychiatry. This will include clinical assessments of clients, formulation of treatment plans, facilitation and Resident supervision within care, and medical leadership during inpatient ward rounds along with management of out patient cases.
• Actively participating in program development, clinical audits, the development of quality assurance programmes and participate within the peer review process.
• Consultant psychiatric on-call duties as required include liaising psychiatric services to King Edward Memorial Hospital and after-hours coverage of the adult psychiatric services with case reviews out of hours as per departmental need.
• Preparation of court reports for professional report purposes upon request of the Courts
• Acting as the responsible Medical Officer for inpatients / outpatient within Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) in addition to detained inpatients and/or outpatients under Community Treatment orders
• Liaising with the Mental Health Act Administrator to coordinate referrals to the second opinion regarding consent to treatment provisions of the Mental Health Act 1968
• Timely completion of Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) referrals, reports and participation in MHRT hearings as required in addition to mandated hearing participation for patients under conditions of Community Treatment Orders.

Qualifications & Registration required:

• Board certification or equivalent Specialist Certification in country of training
• Requirement will be evaluated on its merits as part of the entire applications required for Bermuda Medical Council Registration.
• Must be eligible for specialist registration with the Bermuda Medical Council

A relocation package and excellent virtually tax-free salary are offered, and to discuss further simply apply via the link below and we will be in touch. Should you not have heard from us within 5 working days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.