Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry Community CMHT

Pennine Care NHS FT; Bury; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services provider in the UK is seeking a Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry to join their team in Bury. This newly created role focuses on community psychiatry within a strong teaching environment, where the consultant will work both in clinics and visit patients at their homes. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications such as MBChB and MRCPsych, with strong knowledge in adult psychiatry. Opportunities for professional development and flexible work arrangements are offered.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and Wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Full registration with GMC.
• Approved Clinician status required within 3 months.
• Experience in writing reports for Mental Health Review Tribunals.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to teaching medical and nursing staff.
• Work with other sector consultants in community settings.

Skills

Excellent knowledge in adult psychiatry

Evidence of teaching and training abilities

Commitment to CPD

Education

MBChB or equivalent

Possession of MRCPsych or equivalent qualification

CCT in General Adult Psychiatry

Job description

Overview

Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry Community CMHT

Job description is pending Royal College approval

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to make a substantive whole time appointment to this newly established post with Bury Mental Health Services. This post will cover a sector of the Bury area. The post has been created due to the current consultant moving to another job in the trust.

The Bury general adult psychiatry service (generally for people aged 16 to 64) has been run since 2008 according to a model whereby our team of consultants are deployed as follows: three consultants work exclusively in the community and outpatient focus areas, one working with the Early Intervention Service, and two inpatient areas including Home Treatment and two A&E Liaison Team. Also one consultant in Living Well.

Within this arrangement, the consultant appointed to this post will work with other sector consultants (East, West and South sector community outpatients).

Main duties of the job

This is a newly created post. This is an exciting time to join the Trust and there are many opportunities to contribute to the organisation's innovation and for personal development.

Bury has a very strong teaching commitment and candidates will be expected to contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff.

Patients will be seen in community clinics, at their own homes or in other clinical settings according to clinical need.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We\'re really proud of our#PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we\'re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Qualifications

• MBChB or equivalent

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.

GMC registration

• Full registration with GMC

Desirable

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Specialist register

• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.

AC status

• Approved Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

S12 approval

• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Knowledge in psychiatry

• Excellent knowledge in adult psychiatry including knowledge and experience of a range of conditions and complex psychological problems

Desirable

• 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBChB or equivalent
• Possession of MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
• Must be on the GMC Specialist Register or be eligible to be on the GMC Specialist Register
• Higher psychiatric training or its equivalent
• Section 12 (2) Approval under Mental Health Act 1983 or be eligible for approval. Approved Clinician status (or eligible for same)
• Possession of CCT or be within 6 months of achieving this
• CCT in General Adult Psychiatry
• Experience in detention of patients under The MHA (1983)
• Experience of writing reports for the Mental Health Review Tribunals.

Academic skills and lifelong learning

• Evidence of teaching and training abilities.
• Commitment to share the work of the department with colleagues, to develop and improve the service as a whole, and to the organisational philosophy
• Registered for CPD with the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Evidence of audit activity
• Available to participate in on-call rota
• Current or past educational supervisor of a basic trainee and a specialist registrar
• Evidence of leading the development of services elsewhere.
• An interest in management and service development
• In Good professional standing for CPD
• Enthusiasm, demonstration of initiative and innovation.
• Published audit and published research

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.