Consultant in Community General Adult Psychiatry - Poole West

TN United Kingdom; Poole; On-site; GBP 10,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health care is seeking a full-time Consultant in Community General Adult Psychiatry to join their dynamic team in Poole. This role offers a unique opportunity to work within a supportive environment that values work-life balance and flexible working arrangements. The ideal candidate will possess excellent clinical skills, a strong background in multidisciplinary team involvement, and a commitment to providing high-quality patient care. With a generous relocation package and a significant recruitment and retention payment, this position is perfect for those looking to advance their careers in a thriving NHS setting.

Benefits

Recruitment and Retention Payment

Generous Relocation Package

Flexible Working Arrangements

Career Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Must hold a Licence to Practise and be on Specialist Register in Psychiatry.
• Experience in general practice or medicine outside psychiatry is essential.
• Evidence of management/leadership skills training is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Make evidence-based decisions in patient care.
• Ensure compliance with MHA and MCA duties.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Multidisciplinary Team Involvement

Written and Oral Communication

Teaching Experience

Leadership Skills

Education

General Medical Qualification (e.g., MBBS)

MRCPsych or equivalent

Higher Degree in Medical Education

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Consultant in Community General Adult Psychiatry - Poole West, Poole

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Client:

Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Poole, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

12

Posted:

01.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.06.2025

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Job Description:

We are looking to a recruit a full-time consultant for Poole West CMHT, one of 3 linked CMHTs providing mental health care across the Poole area. Having 3 linked CMHTs all based on the same site at Alderney hospital provides advantages to the working environment and patient care.

We would love to hear from you to discuss how together we might design this role around you and your specialist interests. Work-life balance is important to all of us, when we support staff to achieve this there are benefits for you, our patients, and the Trust. We are committed to enabling flexible working and would welcome discussions around this. This may include but is not limited to compressed hours over four days, job sharing, part time working and home working.

Alongside this, we offer fantastic career development and enhancements:

• This post attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £10,000 to be paid in monthly instalments for the first year of employment.
• We can provide a generous relocation package of up to £10,000 if you are interested in moving to our beautiful count
• 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 goo 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 importance in patient care.
• Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation
• To have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning
• To have an understanding of the stresses involved in being a consultant psychiatrist and how to manage these appropriately.

Employer details
Employer name

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alderney Hospital

Ringwood Road

Poole

BH12 4NB