Consultant Psychiatrist - Bolton South CMHT

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Job summary

An established industry player in mental health care is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join their dynamic team in Bolton. This role involves providing comprehensive mental health assessments and treatment for individuals facing severe mental health challenges. The successful candidate will benefit from a supportive work environment that encourages professional development, research involvement, and flexible working arrangements. With a focus on delivering high-quality care, this position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in the community while pursuing your special interests in mental health. Join a team dedicated to innovation and excellence in mental health services.

Benefits

Relocation package

In-house training

Flexible working options

Support for special interests

Full-time secretarial support

Qualifications

• Valid UK professional registration is required.
• Experience in mental health services is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment for mental health issues.
• Engage in research and support management and leadership development.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Psychiatric Treatment

Patient Care

Research Skills

Education

Medical Degree

MRCPsych or equivalent

GMC Registration

Job description

Employer: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Barnett House

Town: Bolton

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 29/04/2025 23:59

Consultant Psychiatrist - Bolton South CMHT

Job overview

Bolton Community mental health teams (CMHTs) provide multi-disciplinary assessment, treatment, and care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health problems. The service is available to residents of Bolton, aged 16 to 70 years, with a diagnosed functional mental health problem. This typically includes service users with:

• Severe Affective Disorder
• Complex Personality Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Conditions
• ADHD

Main duties of the job

Bolton operates a sectorised service. The sectors are defined by GP practice populations within the boundaries of the borough. The South Sector post covers a population served by GP practices based at Stone hill, Level Chamber 1, Pikes lane, Orient House, Deane Clinic, Wyresdale, St Helen’s Road, Peter House and Stable Fold Surgery. The sectors are reviewed in line with the changing profile of population and reflects the deprivation, referral patterns and throughput to ensure equitability among the four General Adult Community Consultants.

The under 16 population is 60,000 and the over 65 population 40,000. The nominal catchment population therefore for each of the six General Adult Psychiatrists is just under 30,000.

The post holder will be based at the Barnett House, Community Mental Health Team on Weston Street, Bolton, where the other General Adult Community Psychiatrists are also based. He or she will be given an unshared office with a PC and fulltime secretarial support and is also to be supported by a full-time Core Trainee.

Working for our organisation

Largest mental health provider in Greater Manchester with focus on delivering excellent mental health care. Posts across rural, suburban and urban settings. Standard offer of 2.5 SPAs: 7.5 DCCs (pro rata). Support for flexible and less than full-time working. Opportunities to pursue a special interest. The Trust is highly active in research and innovation and has links with a number of local universities; consultants can engage with research from recruitment through to dedicated research time. Clear framework for interested colleagues to develop management and leadership skills and take up positions in leadership and management. Access to in-house training including a Recovery Academy. Structured and supported approach to appraisal and revalidation. Agreed process for career breaks. Relocation package.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details about this role and the responsibilities please see attached full Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Medical Degree
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Specialist Register
• GMC
• Approved Clinician

Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer. The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.

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Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.

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We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.