Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist

This appointment will be to Donegal Mental Health Services under the Public Only Consultant Contract 2023 on a full time basis of 37 hours per week. This post is located in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal and provides a service to adults in the Central Sector of Co. Donegal

Main duties:

To provide specialist assessment, diagnostic formulation and treatment of mental illnesses and/or mental disorders in individuals in accordance with national policies, procedures and /or guidelines.

• To ensure that duties and functions are undertaken in a manner that minimises delays for patients and possible disruption of services.
• To maintain appropriate and contemporaneous medical records of all clinical contacts.
• To provide prompt notification to the Executive Clinical Director and the Mental Health Commission of serious untoward incidents in accordance with the relevant regulations.

Contract type: 1 year Specified Purpose Contract

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applicants must be registered as a specialist in the Specialist Division of the Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council in Ireland.
• Hold a full Irish Driving Licence.