Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist

NHS; Slough; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Slough seeks a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist to provide senior clinical leadership within a community mental health service. The position involves managing a diverse caseload, mentoring junior doctors, and participating in service development. An outstanding recruitment premium is available, alongside flexible working options and excellent career development opportunities. Candidates should possess strong experience in the field and full GMC registration.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

'Cycle to Work' scheme

Discounts at retailers and restaurants

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• Strong experience in General Adult Psychiatry within the NHS or equivalent setting.
• Commitment to leadership and service development.

Responsibilities

• Managing an outpatient caseload of adults with severe, complex mental health needs.
• Acting as Responsible Clinician including Mental Health Act work.
• Leading MDT allocation and clinical decision-making.
• Providing supervision and mentoring to junior doctors.
• Supporting quality improvement and clinical governance.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical skills

Experience in General Adult Psychiatry

Multidisciplinary working

Education

Full GMC registration

Section 12(2) approval

Job description

Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist - Slough

Do you want to work as Consultant within an 'Outstanding' Trust alongside committed and likeminded professionals?

Are you driven to continually develop our service, providing the best possible care for a diverse community with wide ranging needs?

We're seeking a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist to join our Slough Community Mental Health Pathways Service. We are a multi-disciplinary integrated health and social care team, delivering joined-up support to adults with a huge range of mental health needs from moderate to complex, including psychosis, in a population that can face significant health inequalities.

Our Slough team offer a rich & rewarding clinical environment. We've an exceptional co-production network and prevention offering. This includes an in-house recovery college and a team of 17 volunteer peer mentors working within harder-to-reach communities.

You’ll use your leadership skills to mentor & supervise junior doctors and senior colleagues, plus lead quality improvement initiatives and service developments.

Berkshire Healthcare is ranked third nationally among Mental Health and Community Trusts and rated as Outstanding by the CQC. We pride ourselves on high-quality care, continuous improvement culture, compassionate leadership & strong staff engagement -our staff consistently recommend us as a place to work in the NHS staff survey.

£15,000 Recruitment and Retention premium is available for external applicants and £8,000 Relocation allowance where applicable.

Main duties of the job

You’ll provide senior clinical leadership within an integrated community mental health service covering both CMHT Pathways and MHICS, working closely with health, social care and voluntary sector partners. Key duties include:

• Managing an outpatient caseload of adults with severe, complex and diverse mental health needs
• Acting as Responsible Clinician, including Mental Health Act work and Community Treatment Orders
• Leading and contributing to MDT allocation and clinical decision-making
• Providing supervision, mentoring and leadership to junior doctors and SAS colleagues
• Working with senior managers on service development, CQC preparation and Royal College accreditation
• Supporting quality improvement, co-production, teaching and clinical governance

The role is based at New Horizons, Slough, with community work and some flexible/remote working where appropriate.

Applications for this role will be processed as received. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Job responsibilities

We'd welcome applications from those with:

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise and Specialist Register eligibility
• Section 12(2) approval (or ability to achieve within 3 months)
• Strong experience in General Adult Psychiatry within an NHS or equivalent setting
• Commitment to leadership, service development and multidisciplinary working

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Debra Broderick, Locality Manager Slough Community Mental Health Services on 07773174002 or [e-mail] wholl be delighted to help.

Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearpro rata per annum