Consultant in Community General Adult Psychiatry - Bournemouth West

TN United Kingdom; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Consultant in Community General Adult Psychiatry to join their team in Bournemouth. This role requires a strong medical background, including a general medical qualification and MRCPsych, along with a commitment to patient care and clinical governance. The ideal candidate will possess excellent clinical skills, effective communication abilities, and a proactive approach to leadership within a multidisciplinary team. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on mental health services while working in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Licence to Practise and be on the Specialist Register in Psychiatry.
• Experience in general practice or medicine outside psychiatry is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Supervise and appraise junior medical staff effectively.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Written and oral communication skills

Multidisciplinary team involvement

Evidence-based decision making

Teaching Experience

Education

General medical qualification (MBBS or equivalent)

MRCPsych or equivalent

Higher degree in medical education or clinical research

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Consultant in Community General Adult Psychiatry - Bournemouth West, Bournemouth

Client: Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 17ec6feef6de

Job Views: 3

Posted: 05.05.2025

Expiry Date: 19.06.2025

Job Description:

• General medical Qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise.
• MRCPsych or recognised equivalent, e.g. membership of a psychiatry college in another country.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Must be in possession or within 6 months of possession of a CCT in Psychiatry or on Specialist Register in Psychiatry.
• On Specialist Register in General Adult Psychiatry.
• Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician approval or ability to obtain approval before starting post.
• Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g. general practice, medicine.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience (Essential)

• Excellent knowledge in specialty.
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wider medical knowledge.
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
• Make decisions based on evidence and experience including contribution of others.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Teaching Experience.
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within the NHS or comparable service.

Dorset HealthCare Values (Essential)

• Proactive, respectful, supportive, reliable and trustworthy, and positive.
• Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of good patient care.
• Able to manage priorities.
• Evidence of management/Leadership skills training.
• Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff.
• Understand principles of leadership and give examples of leadership in own practice.
• Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.

Clinical Governance (Essential)

• An understanding of the importance of Clinical Governance in the NHS organisations and in patient care.
• Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation.
• Understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning.
• Understanding of stresses involved in being a consultant psychiatrist and how to manage these appropriately.

Supervision of Junior Medical Staff (Essential)

• Knowledge of requirements for supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff.
• Approved educational supervisor training.

Research and Audit (Essential)

• Experience of carrying out an audit project.
• Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
• Ability to supervise junior medical staff undertaking research projects.
• Published audit project.
• Ability to critically appraise published research.

Employer details

Employer name: Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Hahnemann House, Hahnemann Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5JW