Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry - CMHT - IOW

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Newport; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A unique opportunity for an ambitious psychiatrist to lead and oversee mental health services within a newly established NHS trust. The role involves managing complex cases, ensuring evidence-based practices, and providing education and supervision to the team. Join a dedicated organization committed to high-quality care and career development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Training and collaboration

Qualifications

• Full Registration with the General Medical Council required.
• MRCPsych or equivalent essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant leadership and oversight in mental health services.
• Manage complex cases with a focus on recovery and independence.
• Ensure compliance with care planning and risk management policies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Risk Management

Education

MRCPsych

Full Registration with the General Medical Council

Job description

Job summary

This post offers an exciting opportunity for an ambitious psychiatrist to support a unique NHS trust going through transition and maintaining safe and effective services during this period. Post-holders will be expected to take on an active role providing consultant leadership and oversight that could include inpatient care, recovery service, early intervention in psychosis service, crisis resolution and home treatment as well as adult (ageless) community mental health services.

Main duties of the job

Consultants will use their skills and expertise to achieve the best care for service users, with a focus on providing supervision and oversight of the team and the assessment and management of complexity and severity. This includes:

1. Ensuring evidence-based practice and service user-centred recovery principles to assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate all interventions provided by the MDT to promote recovery and independence.
2. Focusing on the management of service users presenting with the greatest complexity and severity, which will necessitate working with a small caseload to respond flexibly and promptly to the needs of the most unwell or urgent cases.
3. Managing complex information and making formulations using a biopsychosocial model.
4. Ensuring appropriate and effective engagement with carers and ward teams.
5. Managing risk and weighing complex risk information to deliver care in the best interests of the individual's recovery, supporting the MDT through clear communication, containing anxiety, and maintaining hope.
6. Ensuring the service complies with care planning, risk management, and safeguarding policies.
7. Maintaining a focus on outcomes, both clinical and experiential.
8. Providing education, supervision, and oversight over the caseload in MDT/triage meetings.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 12,000 staff across more than 300 sites, we prioritize patients and staff, aiming to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and consistency of care. Our goal is to improve outcomes, foster innovation, and address the needs of our populations.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust's community and mental health teams, and Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables seamless care delivery across the region, ensuring timely support.

Join us in shaping the future of healthcare in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, offering opportunities for career development, training, and collaboration.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full Registration with the General Medical Council
• MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
• Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 12 months of CCT at the time of interview. CCT in general adult psychiatry.
• Approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Additional requirements

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A DBS check will be required to check for any criminal convictions.
• Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside other applications. Further information is available on the Trust's website.
• UK Registration: Applicants must hold current UK professional registration. See further details on the UK registration requirements.

Employer details

Employer name: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address: St. Mary's Hospital (IOW), Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG

Employer's website: [URL not provided]