Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry ICMP

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will in addition be expected to chair review/CPA meetings, offer crisis appointments to patients who are in the red zone and offer home visits and telephone advice to general practitioners and other professionals who may be involved with the care of service users on the caseload.

The post holder will have 4 formal outpatient clinics a week with 4-5 patients booked per clinic. The consultant and other team medics will be responsible for screening new referrals and ensuring that they receive a prompt assessment from the team. This follows a framework with other team members to offer an Initial Family Meeting (IFM) where goals and objectives and completion of a DIALOG care-plan are agreed. There may be additional crisis clinic appointments and/or home visits required during the week and the consultant will be expected to show flexibility in managing their diary.

Within the clinics, some patients will have a care co-ordinator and will formerly have been on CPA and other patients may only be seeing a doctor who will act as the lead clinician. There are various projects in place looking at ways of reducing the ICMp caseload and aligning this with the Trust objectives of providing great out of hospital care and reducing any delays to treatment.

There is protected time for administrative work, and the postholder will be supported with any digital/electronic/technological help as required to facilitate timely communication with GPs, referrers and partner agencies.

Time will be required and allocated to deal with mental health act related work including attending tribunals for patients on community treatment orders (CTO).

The post holder will have supervision duties for the Associate Specialist and GPVTS Trainee working with the team and this will be agreed with the other consultant. It is expected that weekly supervision supports the junior doctors with complex cases and other educational and pastoral issues.

Person specification

GMC Registration

Essential criteria

• GMC registered number

Desirable criteria

• Registration application

Section 12

Essential criteria

• Application for qualification

Desirable criteria

• Registration application for Section 12

Experience of ICMP

Essential criteria

• Work history of CV

Desirable criteria

• Working in ICMP environment

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Consultant Psychiatrist ICMP East (PDF, 880.3KB)
• Consultant Psychiatrist ICMP East (PDF, 880.3KB)
• Oxleas Strategies (PDF, 591.0KB)
• Important Additional Information For Candidates (please read carefully) (PDF, 160.6KB)
• Privacy Notice for Staff (PDF, 268.6KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.5MB)