Consultant Psychiatrist, General Adult CMHT – Teaching & Leadership

Pennine Care NHS FT

Bury

On-site

GBP 85,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Ample professional development

On-call day off

PA work by negotiation

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a substantive, full-time consultant post in the general adult community mental health team (CMHT) at the Irwell Unit. The consultant delivers care for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems and collaborates with other teams and consultants on service development.

The role includes teaching, research links and involvement with service user and carer groups, with a 1-in-30 on-call rota.

Qualifications

Evidence of teaching and training ability.
GMC Specialist Register entry or eligibility, or within six months of CCT in General Adult Psychiatry at interview.
Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983, or eligibility for it.

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality community mental health care for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems.
Work closely with other teams and consultants to ensure coherent, high-quality care in the Bury area.
Support service development, including attending local and divisional service development meetings.
Contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff.
Cover the low-frequency on-call rota (1 in 30) with second-tier on-call.
Contribute to service redesign and organisational development.
Contribute to local service user and carer groups.