Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry- NW Intensive Service, Devizes

The Methodist Church in Britain; Swindon; Vor Ort; GBP 85.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Study leave

CPD expenses supported

Zusammenfassung

The Methodist Church in Britain invites applications for a consultant post in general adult psychiatry with the North Wiltshire Intensive Service. The role centers on clinical leadership and consultation for the intensive team, supporting home-based care and safe transfers between inpatient and community settings.

Applicants must hold a GMC licence to practise and Section 12 approval, or the ability to gain approved clinician status and S12 within three months of appointment.

Qualifikationen

• Leadership of intensive team and involvement in governance and quality improvement.
• Ability to lead and supervise medical students and participate in teaching activities.
• Excellent communication with patients, carers and staff and ability to manage time/priorities in a busy setting.

Aufgaben

• Provide clinical leadership and consultation for intensive team members
• Support home-based care and safe transfers between inpatient and community services
• Assess and treat referred patients and advise on management plans
• Lead the acute care pathway with intensive and inpatient colleagues
• Teach and supervise medical students
• Take part in clinical governance and quality improvement

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Teaching

Communication

Clinical governance

Time management

Ausbildung

MB BS or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

This is a consultant post in general adult psychiatry with the North Wiltshire Intensive Service, vacant as the current post-holder leaves. The role centres on clinical leadership and consultation for the intensive team, supporting home-based care and moving patients safely between inpatient and community services. Advice runs through the working week rather than at fixed times, with weekly multidisciplinary case reviews and a speciality doctor being recruited to support. Applicants need a GMC licence to practise and Section 12 approval, or the ability to gain approved clinician status and S12 approval within three months of appointment.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical leadership and consultation for intensive team members
• Support home-based care and safe, timely transfers between inpatient and community services
• Assess and treat referred patients, advising on management plans through team reviews and handovers
• Lead the acute care pathway with intensive and inpatient colleagues
• Teach and supervise medical students
• Take part in clinical governance and quality improvement

  What’s required

  Qualifications

  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

  Registration & licences

  • Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at appointment
  • On the GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of gaining CCT
  • Approved clinician status, or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
  • Approved under S12, or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

  Experience

  • Assessing and treating patients in a community setting
  • Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience, and understanding of teaching principles
  • Involvement in a research project with publication
  • Experience of carrying out an audit project

  Skills & knowledge

  • Leadership skills and collaborative working in a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
  • Excellent written and oral communication with patients, carers and staff
  • Ability to assess and treat working-age adults with psychiatric problems and deal with crises
  • Understanding of the management skills needed to function as a consultant
  • Evidence of management or leadership skills training

  Nice to have

  • Higher degree such as MD, PhD or MSc, or other additional clinical qualifications
  • MRCPsych, or an equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
  • CCT in General Adult Psychiatry

  What’s offered

  • Study leave and expenses supported for CPD
  • Support to develop an area of special clinical interest