Consultant Psychiatrist, Community Rehab Service (CRS)-RRI Applicable

NHS; Hove; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist for the Community Rehabilitation Service in Brighton. The role involves providing expert assessment and treatment to individuals with severe mental health problems. The position offers a package that includes a Recruitment and Retention payment and relocation allowance. Ideal candidates will have excellent clinical skills and relevant qualifications, along with the ability to foster collaborative decision-making with patients.

Benefits

Recruitment and retention payment up to £25,000

Relocation allowance up to £8,000

Qualifications

• Approved clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement.
• Experience in clinical research and/or service evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment, treatment, and support for patients.
• Enable recovery for patients whose complex needs cannot be met by general services.
• Participate in continuous professional development and clinical audits.

Skills

Excellent knowledge in specialty

Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Wide range of specialist experience

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise

Included on the GMC Specialist Register

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist, Community Rehab Service (CRS)-RRI Applicable

The Trust is seeking to recruit a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Brighton and Hove Community Rehabilitation Service (CRS) in Brighton on a 6 session per week contract. This vacancy has arisen due to an internal restructuring of rehabilitation services in SPFT.

This post is one example of the long-standing commitment of the Trust to developing and sustaining better provision and capacity for those individuals suffering from the most severe and enduring mental health problems and their families and carers using the service in challenging times.

This job attracts aRecruitment and Retention payment of £25,000,in addition to(up to) £8000 relocation allowance.The RRP payment is paid in the following instalments:

• £5000 payment paid on appointment
• £5000 retention payment paid at 12 month anniversary of employment
• £6500 retention payment paid at 30 month anniversary of employment
• £8500 retention payment paid at 48 month anniversary of employment

The Recruitment and Retention payment is pro rata for part time employees. If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment and Retention Payment and/or the Relocation Allowance, then please do not hesitate to contact our Medical Staffing Team [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

The CRS service provides specialist assessment, treatment, interventions and support, to enable recovery for people whose complex needs cannot be met by general adult mental health services. This includes those requiring an assertive approach to care.

About us

The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Living & Working in Brighton:

Be spoilt for choice with Brighton's iconic seafront, vibrant lanes and array of shops and attractions

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns on your doorstep

Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the renowned Devils Dyke and South Downs National Park

We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Key staff survey results include:

70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work

79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team

77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description document for full details of the role and responsibilities. If you wish to discuss the post or arrange an informal visit, please contact Almas Channon, Service [e-mail] or Dr Alison Chalu, Lead Psychiatrist for the community [e-mail]

Person Specification

• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Transport

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Ability to work in and lead team
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
• Ability to work in a participatory way so that shared decision making and conversations around formulation/diagnosis and ongoing care are a collaborative endeavour with the people who access our service.
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearNHS Medical & Dental: Consultant