Senior Consultant Psychiatrist

About the role

Naufar is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Consultant Psychiatrist to provide expert clinical leadership in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals with substance use disorders and co‑occurring mental health conditions. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high‑quality, patient‑centered psychiatric care while contributing to clinical governance, education, research, service development, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients with addiction and mental health conditions.
• Lead the management of complex and high‑risk clinical cases and support multidisciplinary care planning.
• Contribute to clinical governance, patient safety, quality improvement, and accreditation initiatives.
• Provide mentorship, supervision, and professional development support to medical staff and trainees.
• Participate in research, academic activities, and evidence‑based practice initiatives that advance addiction psychiatry and mental health services.
• Support service development, innovation, and strategic initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and organizational performance.
• Participate in the consultant on‑call roster and provide expert psychiatric consultation when required.

Required profile

• Minimum 6 years of consultant‑level experience in Psychiatry with expertise in treating Substance Use Disorders (Western qualifications) or equivalent experience as per Arab Board (8‑10 years) or other specialist qualifications (10 years).
• Hold a recognized postgraduate qualification (e.g., fellowship, certification) in Psychiatry and Substance Use Disorder treatment.
• Desirable experience in clinical governance, accreditation, healthcare commissioning, quality improvement initiatives, and clinical guideline development.