The post-holder will have overall clinical responsibility for service users on their caseload in their CRT sub-team and sector inpatients. They will lead on the delivery of high quality care in all settings; ensure policies and procedures are followed; develop close working links with GP colleagues in order to provide integrated holistic care; and develop close working links with the acute locality treatment wards ensuring the right care is provided in the right setting.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Fully registered with the General Medical Council
* On the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT
* Higher training in approved training posts for minimum of 3 years and / or previous consultant training.
* Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
* Approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983 and Approved Clinician status
* Experience of clinical work in General Adult Psychiatry at ST4-6 or Consultant level within the last 3 years
* Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
* Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
* Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry
* Experience of working on an inpatient ward
Desirable
* Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
* Knowledge & experience of recovery-informed service delivery and working with patients as experts by experience
* Inpatient experience at consultant level
Organisational Skills/Abilities
* Leadership skills
* Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team
* Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
* Consultation/liaison skills to services, teams and individuals
* Commitment to working in multidisciplinary setting
* Commitment to working with service users on service development
* Project management ability
Desirable (Organisational)
* Formal leadership and management training
* Experience of team /service leadership
* Experience of organisational development work
* Experience of providing reflective practice to the teams
* Experience of consultations to the teams and individuals
Clinical Skills
* Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership for the team
* Self-motivating and innovative
* Expertise in risk assessment and evidence-based intervention after self-harm
* Confident in therapeutic risk taking
* Commitment to clinical governance
Desirable (Clinical)
* Training in a psychological therapy
Teaching and Supervision
* Experience in teaching junior staff
* Good teaching and communication skills
* Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
* Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals
Desirable (Teaching)
* Medical education qualification
Research and Audit
* Experience of research work, especially in general hospital patients and / or patients with medically unexplained symptoms
* Audit experience
Desirable (Research and Audit)
* Experience of grant-funded project work
* Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields
Other Requirements
* Excellent communication skills
* Ability to get on with colleagues
* Media training, Essential
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