Job overview The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join the Bath and NE Somerset OA CMHT which provides comprehensive mental health services to Older Adults in the locality. The Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (OA CMHT) is a single team working over 2 sites, one based in Bath at Bath NHS House and the other at the Hollies in Midsomer Norton covering Northeast Somerset. There is a single team manager, and the team members have some flexibility to work across the boundaries as necessary. This is a newly created post working alongside another part time Consultant within the OA CMHT based at the Hollies, Midsomer Norton, which provided a service to GP practices in Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Paulton, Keynsham and the Chew Valley Area. The OA CMHT is a specialist secondary care team. Its core patient group is people over the age of 65 with complex mental health issues, especially depression, psychosis and dementia complicated by behavioural or psychological symptoms. It also provides a service to younger people with dementia complicated by behavioural or psychological symptoms, or to those patients whose needs can best be met by the team. Main duties of the job The Consultant will deliver direct interventions to service users at a level of intensity according to need including those service users who require an assertive approach who are difficult to engage. This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs. • To provide advice to members of the Multi-Disciplinary Teams. • Regular attendance at the weekly Team MDT meetings. • Assessment and treatment of outpatients in clinics/home visits. • To hold CPA meetings for outpatients where appropriate. • To visit patients in their own place of residence if clinically indicated. • To liaise with other parts of the service and GPs and non NHS organisations wherever applicable. • To liaise with the Intensive and Inpatient services as appropriate to facilitate the smooth handover of clients between services. • To provide medical support for to the other part of the OA CMHT Service in the absence of their consultant. • To prepare Mental Health Act Tribunal reports and participate in Mental Health Act Tribunal meetings (Community Treatment Order patients). • To provide medical and AC responsibility for patients from designated GP practices. • To actively participate in team and personal caseload management and supervision. Working for our organisation We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria MB BS or equivalent medical qualification Desirable criteria Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Eligibility Essential criteria 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 of gaining CCT Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment Desirable criteria CCT in General Adult Psychiatry Experience Essential criteria Experience of assessing and treating patients in a community setting. Personal Skills Essential criteria To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team. Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff. Excellent written and oral communication skills Clinical Skills Essential criteria Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations. Knowledge Essential criteria Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant. Teaching Essential criteria Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching. Understand principles of teaching. Research and Audit Essential criteria Experience or involvement in a research project and publication. Experience of carrying out an audit project. Management Essential criteria Evidence of management/leadership skills training. We are proud to be fostering a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. A key commitment to this is improving staff representation from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, those from the LGBTQ communities, people with 'lived-experience' of mental health conditions and people living with disabilities,- we are a 'Disability Confident Employer' offering a guaranteed interview to Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. This includes people with a variety of disabilities and neurodivergent conditions (for example autism, ADHD, sensory, physical and learning disabilities). We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service users. Click here to view our