Consultant Psychiatrist - Melksham Community CAMHS

The Methodist Church in Britain; Melksham; Vor Ort; GBP 100.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual leave 33 days pro rata

Relocation allowance up to £8,000

NHS pension scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Career progression opportunities

Lease car and cycle to work

Employee Discounts

Zusammenfassung

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist for Melksham Community CAMHS at Melksham Community Hospital in Wiltshire. The role centers on psychiatric clinical input and leadership for children and young people with severe and enduring mental health needs, including risk assessment and service development.

The post involves clinical leadership, supervision of medical staff, and governance responsibilities within a multidisciplinary team, with opportunities

Qualifikationen

• Medical degree and eligible for GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at interview
• Experience at SpR/SAS/specialist or consultant level within the last 3 years
• Excellent knowledge and application of the Mental Health Act
• Understanding of ethnic minority issues and culturally sensitive practice
• Nice-to-have MSc or higher degree
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent
• Experience of service development and introducing new mental health services
• Experience working at consultant level in an inpatient environment
• Formal leadership and management training
• Experience of team or service leadership

Aufgaben

• Provide clinical leadership and medical input to the team
• Take responsibility for patients you see and for those seen by medical staff you directly supervise
• Share clinical governance responsibility for the team as a clinical lead alongside other consultants
• Undertake Mental Health Act assessments when necessary
• Work in partnership within the multidisciplinary team on clinical management, including risk assessment, carer needs and service development under the Trust key working model
• Ensure clinical governance systems so the team provides safe, high-quality care
• Encourage a restorative, just and learning culture
• Take part in safety huddles, investigations and identifying practice improvements

Kenntnisse

Leadership skills

Clinical leadership

Risk assessment

Cultural competence

Managing complex workloads

Ausbildung

Medical degree

GMC Specialist Register eligibility or CCT within 6 months of interview

Jobbeschreibung

A full-time Consultant Psychiatrist post in Melksham Community CAMHS at Melksham Community Hospital, Wiltshire, with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on psychiatric clinical input and leadership for children and young people with severe and enduring mental health needs, including risk assessment and service development. Ten programmed activities, split about 75% clinical care and 25% professional activities, sit within a recently redesigned service on the Getting More Help pathway. Mental Health Act Section 12 approval is required, or willingness to apply once in post.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical leadership and medical input to the team
• Take responsibility for patients you see and for those seen by medical staff you directly supervise
• Share clinical governance responsibility for the team as a clinical lead alongside other consultants
• Undertake Mental Health Act assessments when necessary, though initial assessments are not normally expected
• Work in partnership within the multidisciplinary team on clinical management, including risk assessment, carer needs and service development under the Trust key working model
• Ensure clinical governance systems so the team provides safe, high-quality care
• Encourage a restorative, just and learning culture
• Take part in safety huddles, investigations and identifying practice improvements

What’s required

Qualifications

• Medical degree
• Eligible for inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register, or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of CCT at interview

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration
• Eligible for Section 12 approval (Mental Health Act), or willing to apply once in post

Experience

• Clinical experience in the specialty at SpR, SAS/specialist or consultant level within the last 3 years
• Excellent working knowledge and application of the Mental Health Act
• Understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to culturally sensitive practice

Skills & knowledge

• Leadership skills
• Commitment to fostering a respectful, fair, supportive and compassionate team culture, and modelling it
• Managing complex workloads and supporting others to do so
• Managing clinical complexity and uncertainty

Nice to have

• MSc or higher degree
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent
• Experience of service development and introducing new mental health services
• Experience working at consultant level in an inpatient environment
• Formal leadership and management training
• Experience of team or service leadership

What’s offered

• 33 days annual leave pro rata, rising to 35 days after seven years' seniority
• Protected SPA time within the job plan
• Relocation allowance of up to £8,000 for external applicants, subject to criteria
• Competitive pension scheme
• Tailored individual and Trust-wide learning and development
• Career progression opportunities
• Lease car and cycle to work schemes
• NHS discounts and Employee Assistance Programme