Consultant Psychiatrist Taiba Hospital

Job Title: Consultant Psychiatrist

Job Code: PSY-001

Grade: C

Reporting to: Head of Psychiatry

Your Impact

• Drive 95% patient satisfaction through safe, high-quality psychiatric care

• Ensure 100% diagnostic accuracy with continuity of mental health care

• Strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency settings

• Advance psychiatric services through quality initiatives, clinical pathways, and ethical practice

What you will do

• Lead Psychiatric Care: Conduct comprehensive assessments and manage patients with mental health disorders

• Deliver Evidence-Based Treatment: Prescribe and monitor psychotropic medications per clinical guidelines and regulations

• Collaborative Care Planning: Develop individualized treatment plans with psychologists and multidisciplinary teams

• Risk Assessment & Management: Assess and manage high-risk situations, including self-harm, suicide, and aggression

• Clinical Governance: Ensure patient safety, informed consent, confidentiality, and accurate documentation

• Advance Clinical Practice: Contribute to service development, clinical pathways, and quality improvement initiatives

• Compliance: Adhere to hospital policies, ethical standards, and MOH regulations

• On-Call Responsibilities: Participate in on-call coverage as required

How success is measured

• Accurate psychiatric assessments with positive clinical outcomes

• Timely delivery of high-quality consultations

• Safe prescribing and monitoring of psychotropic and controlled medications

• High levels of patient satisfaction and trust

• Full compliance with Taiba protocols, MOH regulations, and documentation standards

You will thrive here if you have…

• 9+ years of post-specialty clinical experience in Psychiatry.

• Medical degree (MBBS or equivalent) and a Master’s degree in Psychiatry from an accredited university

• Advanced qualifications such as Board Certification, Doctorate, PhD, Membership, or Fellowship in a Psychiatric specialty - USA, Canada, UK, Germany, GCC, or equivalent

• Proven expertise in managing complex psychiatric conditions across multiple care settings

• Strong clinical judgment, resilience, and the ability to manage high-risk cases

Competencies we value

• Excellence in Psychiatric assessment and diagnosis

• Evidence-based treatment planning and medication management

• Risk assessment and management of high-risk behaviors

• Patient-centered communication and empathy

• Ethical practice and professional integrity