Locum Consultant Psychiatrist – Intellectual Disability Services – Talbot Group

Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Provision of psychiatric assessment, review and care to service users of the Talbot Group.
Active engagement in multi-disciplinary team to develop and review individual care plans
Review and advise on referrals to the Talbot Group.
Liaison with relevant outside agencies.
Liaison with relevant general practitioners.
Liaison with, and provision of reports for, external stakeholders.
Liaison with, and provision of reports for, the High Court or relevant legal entities responsible for individual service users of the Talbot Group.
To ensure that duties and functions are undertaken in a timely manner that minimises delays for residents and possible disruption of services.
To work within the framework of the Talbot Group service plan.
Provision of advice on issues related to decision making capacity.
Provision of cover for the leave of any other psychiatrist employed by the Talbot Group as may be reasonably required from time to time. [Such cover to be a reciprocal arrangement with the other medical practitioner(s)].
The above is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

Qualifications and Experience
Candidates are required to meet the following criteria on the closing date:
Registered as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland in the speciality of Psychiatry
A broad range of experience within a multi-disciplinary health service environment

Desirable Experience
Have experience of working in Disability Services
As part of the recruitment process we will keep your application and the personal data contained therein for a period of 12 months. Please inform us when applying for a position with the Talbot Group if you do not wish to have your information retained for this period.

To apply
for this position or to request a copy of the job specification, please contact Amanda McKnight, HR – amandahr@talbotgroup.ie
Application Closing Date: Friday 4th December 2020

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