Consultant in GA Psychiatry - Bracken/City South + Golden Hello (NHS Medical & Dental: Consulta[...]

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is seeking a Consultant in GA Psychiatry to join their team. This full-time position involves daily patient care on a rehabilitation unit, with responsibilities including clinical supervision and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. The Trust offers a comprehensive support system and prioritizes the welfare of both patients and staff.

Benefits

Employee-led staff networks

In-house occupational health and counselling services

Commitment to reducing carbon emissions

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification required.
• MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists necessary.
• Registration with the GMC with a license to practice required.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily cover for inpatients on the locked rehab ward.
• Manage, appraise and give clinical supervision to junior medical staff.
• Participate in service and business planning activities.

Skills

Clinical Supervision

Mental Health Care

Patient Management

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCPsych

Approved clinician status

Job description

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Consultant in GA Psychiatry - Bracken/City South + Golden Hello

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Psychiatry Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs) Job ref 186-2222-VB

Site Bracken House Town Mansfield Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 13/06/2025 09:00

Job overview

This is a full time (10 PA) Consultant post working on a 18 bed Rehabilitation Unit in Bracken House and with the City South LMHT. This is a permanent post.

A Golden Hello of 20% of the minimum point of the National Consultant (2003) contract will be paid for this post.

The Trust delivers training as part of the North School of Psychiatry, East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery. The Head of School for Health Education East Midlands is Dr Debasis Das. The Trust’s Director of Medical Education is Dr Kehinde Junaid, responsible for the delivery of education to doctors at all levels.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Main duties of the job

This post will primarily provide daily cover for inpatients on the locked rehab ward at Bracken House. Bracken House is a mental health locked rehabilitation unit for both male and female patients which has 18 beds. The post holder will have 5 PA’s for this role.

This being a joint post, it will include input to the city south LMHT team with the predominant focus being on the psychosis pathway. This will involve 2.5 PA’s of their clinical time. The post holder responsibilities will include the care of patients on the cluster 16/17 pathway and also other chronic psychosis patients amounting to about 40 to 45 patients. It is hoped that most of the patients will have care coordinators.

It covers the population of Nottingham City including Dales Bridge, Clifton North and Clifton South. The team will be the single point of access for the locality, CPA is fully implemented. The team has a total of six care pathways including:

1) Recovery from Anxiety and Depression (4-7)

2) Support for complex Personality Needs (8)

3) Early Intervention in Psychosis (10)

4) Recovery from Psychosis (11-15)

5) Support and engagement for enduring Psychosis (16-17)

6) Living well with Neurodevelopmental conditions (0)

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

· To manage, appraise and give clinical supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework

· To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant

· To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients

· To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department

· To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service

· To participate in annual appraisal for consultants

· To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme

· To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct

· To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation

· To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services, and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management

· To comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support the Medical Director and other managers in preparing plans for services.

· To provide high quality evidence-based senior medical care to patients in the acute care and locked rehabilitation settings.

· To work closely with multidisciplinary teams to help deliver person-centred care to patients.

· To foster close collaborative therapeutic relationships with patients and carers to deliver person-centred care.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Additional Information

• We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
• The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
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• For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.