Jobs at Nhs in United Kingdom

We are recruiting for a substantive Consultant Psychiatristto join our General Adult community services covering Hull East and Hull West CMHT.

The service covers a total population of approximately 175,729 and accepts young people and adults with all psychiatric illnesses in the age range of 14-65. The team covers an area of high socioeconomic deprivation, with a very high proportion of young people with NEET status (not in employment, education or training).

Hull East and Hull West Community Mental Health Team works according to the New Ways of Working Model, with the Consultant providing consultation to care coordinators. The team has a full complement of Care Co-ordinators, Social Workers and Clinical Support Nurses. The team has an active in-house training programme and is increasingly family orientated in its overall approach to complement individual support, relapse prevention and other Therapies.

We offer a generous relocation package which is designed to ensure a smooth and efficient transition for your move to the area and new role.

The team expects to receive on average 30 new referrals a week. The referrals can come from the GP, triaged by Mental Health Triage and Assessment Team, and Acute Mental Health Wards It is expected that all team members (apart from the support workers) carry roughly equivalent numbers of cases as care co-ordinators.

The consultant psychiatrist is expected to carry a compact caseload of the most complex and unstable cases but will also be available at short notice to provide consultation and advice to other team members, although they are not required to act as care co-ordinator.

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range ofbenefitsthat go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

Find out more and search live jobs.

As a consultant working for Hull East and West CMHT, you will have responsibility for the provision of safe and effective care and treatment. You will share the vision of integrated and multi-disciplinary working and actively engage in the development of the service through research and support.

The post holder would be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA and will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures.

The ability to commute within the Trusts geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport is essential.

Please read our attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on our exciting role available.

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• 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.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Ability to work in and lead team
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.

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.