Consultant Psychiatrist

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist in Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team

We are delighted to seek applications for our Acute and Urgent Care Directorate for a Consultant Psychiatrist to work in our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team based here at the Harplands Hospital.

You will be predominantly based at Harplands Hospital in Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent located within close proximity to the University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM) and Keele University Medical School with whom the Trust has close links supporting Academic Programmes, Research and Development.

The role will consist of 8 PAs as a Consultant Psychiatrist, these PA's can be increased or decreased depending on preference.

We look forward to hearing from potential applicants and would welcome the opportunity to discuss the role further.

Main duties of the job

1. Job planning is completed yearly with the Clinical Director and Associate Director.
2. Objectives are set within this for the following year to enable outstanding care to continue to be given.
3. A yearly appraisal is expected to be completed by the post holder and there are appraisers within the Trust who will support this process.
4. The appraisal process is completed entirely digitally.
5. The Responsible Officer is the Chief Medical Officer.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Job responsibilities

1. Contribute to specialist mental health assessment for patients, including previous history, an assessment of mental health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, substance misuse, psychosocial factors, risk to self and others.
2. Provide a diagnosis and a clinical formulation. The formulation includes presenting problem and predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating and protective factors as appropriate. Where a complete assessment is not in place, a working diagnosis and a preliminary formulation will be devised.
3. Regular participation in multidisciplinary team meetings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.

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.

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata