Consultant Psychiatrist - Biggleswade CMHT

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Huntingdonshire; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a psychiatrist to lead the transformation of community mental health services. The role involves providing comprehensive assessments and managing complex mental health conditions while working in a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should be fully registered with the GMC and have extensive experience in acute adult psychiatry. The position is integral to enhancing community-focused healthcare.

Qualifications

• Experience of clinical work in Acute Adult Psychiatry at SpR, SASG or consultant level within the last 3 years.
• Experience of working at consultant level in a community environment.
• Commitment to working with service users on service development.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment and management of mental health issues for adults.
• Attend weekly MDT meetings as the clinical leader.
• Provide clinical advice to primary care physicians.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Risk assessment

Mental Health Act application

Teaching skills

Organisational skills

Education

Fully registered with the General Medical Council

Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Higher degree such as MD or PhD

Job description

Biggleswade community mental health teams are undergoing a process of transformation/ redesign in order to focus on providing prompt assessment and intervention at the point of need. By separating out some of the functions of a traditional CMHT, the new structure will additionally allow more of a focus on recovery for those with enduring mental health problems and those accessing CPA.

Over the coming years, Community Mental Health services nationally are receiving an enhancement of funding. Community mental healthcare will increasingly be provided closer to home, within primary care networks.Biggleswade CMHT is in the process of transformation and moving towards the following structure:

• Front-end blended teams with triage function and providing care for complex patients not on CPA.
• Managing recovery-focused care of individuals on CPA.

Main duties of the job

1. Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management of issues relating to mental and physical health for adults with acute and severe mental illness in the community (over 18 years) so that intensive and timely treatment can be delivered to prevent chronicity and dependency on psychiatric services.

2. Attend and be the clinical leader of weekly MDT meetings, supported by the team operational lead.

3. Provide clinical advice and guidance to primary care physicians to manage patients in the least restrictive environment

4. Undertake all work in the context of the recovery approach which is emphasised across the Trust, placing the service user at the centre of planning and decision making.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed review of the job description and person specification please refer to the attached JD&PS

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the General Medical Council
• Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT at time of interview).
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
• Eligible for Section 12 Approval (Mental Health Act)/ Approved Clinician or willing to apply for such approval once in post.
• A higher degree such as MD or PhD

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of clinical work in Acute Adult Psychiatry at SpR, SASG or consultant level within the last 3 years
• Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
• Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
• Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry
• Robust experience of working with severe and enduring mental illness and risk assessment, management
• Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
• Experience of working at consultant level in a community environment.

Organisational Skills / Abilities

• Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team
• Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
• Consultation skills to services, teams and individuals
• Commitment to working in multidisciplinary setting
• Commitment to working with service users on service development
• Formal leadership and management training
• Experience of team /service leadership
• Experience of organisational development work
• Project management ability

Clinical Skills and Supervision

• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership for the team
• Self-motivating and innovative
• Expertise in risk assessment
• Confident in therapeutic risk taking
• Commitment to clinical governance
• Experience in supervising trainee doctors and SAS doctors

Teaching

• Experience in teaching junior staff
• Good teaching and communication skills
• Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
• Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals

Research and Audit

• Experience of research work, especially in general hospital patients and / or patients with medically unexplained symptoms
• Experience of grant-funded project work
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields

Other Requirements

• UK driving licence
• Car owner

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.