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Psychiatrist

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Medical degree (MBBS or equivalent) with GMC registration and license to practise
  • GMC Specialist Register (Psychiatry)
  • Professional indemnity insurance
  • Enhanced DBS (or equivalent)

Requirements:

  • Conduct psychiatric assessments, diagnostic clarification, risk assessments and provide medication advice, prescribing recommendations, and follow-up reviews where indicated.
  • Operate within Step-5 of the stepped-care model, support escalation decisions, MDT collaboration, and provide consultation to therapy teams on complex presentations.
  • Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team (Clinical Lead, psychologists, HI-CBT therapists, counsellors, and 24/7 team) and participate in case consultations and MDT discussions.
  • Manage external coordination and governance: support referrals to NHS secondary care, maintain GP communication and documentation, liaise with crisis services as required, participate in incident reviews and ensure NICE-aligned documentation.

Job description

About us:
Spectrum.Life is a whole-of-health digital partner that guides organisations and their people to thrive, delivering clinically backed digital health, mental health and wellbeing solutions.

Our HealthTech delivers digital transformation for Insurers, Educators and Employers through Co-creation or seamlessly integrated out-of-the-box solutions, that decrease digital fragmentation and engage, empower, and transform their people’s lives.

Established in 2018 by Stuart McGoldrick and Stephen Costello, Spectrum.Life provides services internationally to over 7.2m insurance members, 3,000 corporate clients, 60 universities and 650,000 university students. Spectrum.Life currently employs over 360 people.

Our vision is to change and save as many lives as possible.
Role Brief:
The Psychiatrist provides specialist psychiatric assessment, diagnostic clarification,  medication review, and clinical consultation within Spectrum.Life’s end-to-end mental health stepped-care service. The role supports Step-5 escalation and medical oversight, ensuring members  with complex, severe, or diagnostically uncertain presentations receive timely, safe, and evidence-based care.
Responsibilities:
Psychiatric Assessment and Consultation
 • Deliver psychiatric assessments following referral from clinical triage or therapy services
 • Provide diagnostic clarification and formulation input
 • Conduct risk assessments and safety planning
 • Provide medication advice and prescribing recommendations
 • Deliver follow-up psychiatric review sessions where clinically indicated
 • Support complex case formulation
 
 Stepped-Care Model Integration
 • Operate within Step-5 of the stepped-care model
 • Support escalation decisions and MDT collaboration
 • Provide consultation to therapy teams on complex presentations

MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION
 • Work with Clinical Lead, psychologists, HI-CBT therapists, counsellors, and 24/7 team
 • Participate in case consultations and MDT discussions
 
 EXTERNAL COORDINATION
 • Support referral to NHS secondary care where appropriate
 • Provide GP communication and documentation
 • Liaise with crisis services if required
 
 CLINICAL GOVERNANCE
 • Participate in incident review and safeguarding processes
 • Maintain NICE-aligned, evidence-based documentation
 • Support outcome monitoring and governance processes
Requirements:
Qualifications
 • Medical degree (MBBS or equivalent)
 • GMC registration with licence to practise
 • GMC Specialist Register (Psychiatry)
 
 Experience
 • Psychiatry experience
 • Experience in psychiatric assessment and risk management
 • Experience working in MDT settings
 • Tele-psychiatry experience desirable
 
 Professional Requirements
 • Professional indemnity insurance
 • Enhanced DBS (or equivalent)
 • Commitment to CPD and NICE-aligned practice
What are the benefits of working at SPECTRUM.LIFE?
  • Part-time permanent contract at 8 hrs per week
  • Work from home
  • Competitive salary (Dependent on experience) plus 10% Quarterly Quality Award+ employee benefits
  • Career Progression for clinical and non-clinical colleagues ­ 
  • Extensive list of employee perks and benefits https://app.box.com/s/6wwkvowbev6cn7tlvq9yz32amnpmnvcl
About us
Spectrum.Life is a whole-of-health digital partner that guides organisations and their people to thrive, delivering clinically backed digital health, mental health and wellbeing solutions.

Our HealthTech delivers digital transformation for Insurers, Educators and Employers through Co-creation or seamlessly integrated out-of-the-box solutions, that decrease digital fragmentation and engage, empower, and transform their people’s lives.

Established in 2018 by Stuart McGoldrick and Stephen Costello, Spectrum.Life provides services internationally to over 7.2m insurance members, 3,000 corporate clients, 60 universities and 650,000 university students. Spectrum.Life currently employs over 350 people.

Our vision is to change and save as many lives as possible.

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