Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult Psychiatry - Birkenhead.

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry in Birkenhead. The position involves supervising junior staff, participating in service planning, and maintaining professional registrations. Candidates should possess strong clinical and administrative skills in mental health. The Trust values inclusivity and welcomes diverse applications.

Qualifications

• Experience in a consultant role for General Adult Psychiatry is essential.
• Ability to manage and supervise junior medical staff.
• Strong understanding of clinical and administrative duties in mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise junior medical staff.
• Participate in service and business planning.
• Attend academic programmes including lectures and seminars.

Skills

Professional supervision

Clinical activity recording

Mental health service planning

Education

Professional registration with the General Medical Council

Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval

Job description

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Full Time (10 PA's) Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry - Birkenhead Community Mental Health.

The successful applicant will work alongside a large and enthusiastic service of consultant colleagues working across Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust. In addition, the post-holder will have an important role to play in the development and delivery of psychiatry services across the footprint of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust.

The consultant will participate in the Consultant Psychiatrist on-call rota.

Main duties of the job

• To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust's personnel policies and procedures.
• To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
• To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
• To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
• To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
• To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
• To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
• To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.
• To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.