Psychiatrist

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.

Schedule:

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

Desirable:

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

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