Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Community Psychiatry - C&H
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We build a fantastic community mental health team in a CQC rated Outstanding Trust. You will join the 7 wte other consultants, leading a well‑resourced MDT including trainees and speciality doctors. You will provide holistic and assertive care for working age adults with severe mental illness. The team is based at a community clinic with Neighbourhood Teams, Early Intervention and Early Detection of Psychosis Service. The service base is central with good bus and overground connections.
Main Duties of the Job
There is a 0.6 FTE post made available to cover for maternity leave.
The consultant psychiatrist provides input and clinical leadership to the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, leading a team that includes a band 7 senior worker, band 5 community connector, band 3 support worker, an occupational therapist, psychologist, band 6 assessment worker, peer‑support worker, and a band 8 team manager for 4 Neighbourhood Teams. The consultant also advises and trains GPs to improve management of common mental health presentations. The Neighbourhood Recovery Service has two sub‑teams (East and West) led by 4 band 7 senior practitioners and 1 band 8 operational lead, supporting recovery‑oriented care and a primary care mental health offer.
Working for our Organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – we look for people who live and breathe these qualities in supporting service users and carers, and in relationships with colleagues and partner organisations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Medical degree, MBBS or equivalent
* Fully registered with the General Medical Council
* Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT)
* Membership of the Royal College Of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with RCPsych Guidelines)
* With or eligible for Approved Clinician status (MHA, 2007)
Desirable Criteria
* Higher Degree in relevant area
Knowledge
* Experience of clinical work in General Adult Psychiatrist at ST4–6 or Consultant level in the last three years
* Experience and knowledge of psychopharmacology
* Experience of working in adult psychiatry services in the community
* Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
* Understanding of the social aspects relevant to psychiatry
Desirable Criteria
* Knowledge & experience of recovery-informed service delivery and working with patients as experts by experience
Clinical Skills
* Ability to work in a multi‑disciplinary team and provide leadership to the team
* Expertise in risk assessment and the use of evidence based interventions for the treatment of psychosis, mood disorders and co‑morbidities
* Confidence in therapeutic risk taking
* Commitment to clinical governance
Teaching
* Experience in teaching junior staff
* Good teaching and communication skills
* Ability to train and supervise junior medical staff and medical students / staff from other disciplines
* Experience of teaching non‑medical mental health professionals
Desirable criteria
* Medical education qualification
Research
* Able and willing to teach medical students and lecture on undergraduate and MRCPsych courses
Desirable criteria
* Interest & willing to supervise research, audit or QI projects
* Published research
Personal Skills
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
* Commitment to working with service users in ongoing services development
* Cultural sensitivity, ability to work with a diverse population
* Commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
* Management, performance and leadership courses
Physical
* Able to travel between sites as required
Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services. We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.
Other Reasons To Apply
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.
What Next?
If you like the sound of ELFT, don’t waste a moment. We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!
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