Consultant in Psychiatry - CMHT South

Job summary

This appointment is for a 10 PA Consultant post in the Heeley and Gleadless Neighbourhood CMHT (Community Mental Health Team). Candidates hoping to work part time or flexibly are also welcome. The post has come about as a result of SHSC being successful in delivering one of 6 national pilot sites for NHS England, which is in line with the current policy around neighbourhood services and Darzi principles and is likely to form the basis of how the Trust configures its services in the future. It is a partnership between a forward looking and mature Primary Care Network (Heeley Plus) and a well-established and ambitious VCSE Heeley Development Trust. The service, which is being set up through a transformation programme approach, will offer an integrated approach to mental health alongside primary mental health services, a wide range of VCSE provision and traditional secondary mental health services to manage patients with Severe Mental Illness and those in Crisis close to home, communities and family with the support of VCSE provided "hospitality beds" for those in crisis on site. It is an exciting time to join this team, with a range of local, ICS and national support mechanisms in place to support and evaluate this new way of delivering mental health services in a partnership manner.

This post is permanent.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be based at Newfield Green Clinic. The postholder will have office accommodation, with IT support for e-mail, internet access and secretarial support. The post holder will be issued with all required IT equipment including a laptop and mobile phone.

The post holder is expected to have or be willing to undertake the training required to gain Section 12(2) approval and approved clinician status under the Mental Health Act 2007 and to undertake further training to maintain AC status as required.

On-call for the City of Sheffield is currently shared between General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry colleagues and comprises approximately one night on call per month and one weekend in three months. The Remuneration for on-call is 1% of basic salary. This is based on the frequency of on-call being low and in category B. The on-call duty is always well supported by trainees and Specialty Registrars.

The appointee will be required to cover for colleagues during periods of absence.

Job responsibilities

1. Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment and formulation to inform holistic management plans-face to face and or remotely.
2. Assessment and management of risks.
3. Assessment and management of physical ill-health.
4. Medication management including prescribing, monitoring, and stabilisation of medications as per NICE.
5. Provide support and advice to MDT and wider team in delivering expert, safe and effective care.
6. Provide training and formal supervision to medical trainees and non-medical staff.
7. Mutual consultation with GPs, Pharmacists, ACPs and other roles.
8. Provide systemic leadership in building relationships with colleagues in primary care, VCSEs and external agencies.
9. Provide leadership in development of culture of continuous learning and quality improvement.
10. Provide leadership in reviewing policies and governance structures.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Supporting flow through working effectively with primary care service and VCSEs to enable full independent recovery of our service users.
• Ability to supervise members of the team, especially medical roles, pharmacists, and wider MDT members.
• An enthusiasm for working innovatively in line with the NHS England New Models of Care Pilot.
• Ability to retain the unique clinical role as a consultant psychiatrist while navigating the complexity of providing liaison style care and a large supervisory role.

Desirable

• Sympathetic to the Trust's mission in particular around a Home First Mission.

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice.
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligibility for inclusion.
• Certificate of Completion of Training in General Adult Psychiatry (ST6 trainees should be within six months of attainment at the time of the interview) or CESR equivalent.
• Section 12 (2) MHA 1983 approved.
• Approved Clinician (AC) status/eligibility to be on the AC register.

Desirable

• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• MD, Other professional qualification (e.g. MSc).

Experience

Essential

• Experience in General Adult Psychiatry.
• Experience to a level allowing recognition of trainer status by the Royal College of Psychiatrist.
• Experience in teaching undergraduates & postgraduates. Evidence of experience in medical audit and understanding of principles of clinical governance.
• Practical experience of Clinical Audit.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.

Desirable

• Teaching/presentation experience (e.g., conference presentation, EBM, research experience) to a range of audiences.

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.