Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry Stafford IMHT
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Community Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry to join the Stafford Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT) based in Stafford. This role is part of a functionalised model in which patients requiring inpatient care, crisis or home treatment have their care temporarily transferred to the relevant pathway. You will provide leadership to the team as part of a collective leadership structure and offer support and supervision as required to the Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Non-Medical Prescribers. You may be responsible for supervising a trainee and there are also opportunities to participate in postgraduate and undergraduate education for Junior Doctors and medical students from Keele Medical School. You will hold a caseload of approximately 90 of which many will have other clinicians in the IMHT working with them. The team is made up of 2.6wte Psychiatrists, 1.0 Advanced Clinical Practitioner, 6.8wte Nurses, 2.0 Nursing Associate, 1.8wte Occupational Therapists, 2.0wte Psychologists, 2.0wte Psychological Therapists, 2.0 Clinical Associate in Psychology, 4.0wte Healthcare Support Workers, 0.8 Peer Recovery Worker and 1 Team Manager. All Consultant Psychiatrists are supported in developing their ways of working within the MPFT Living Our Values Framework. You will take part in out of hours duties; on call work is remunerated at 3% as well as 0.25 APAs. As Consultant Psychiatrist, you will provide medical leadership within a collective leadership model.
Key Responsibilities
* Ensure, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, regular effective review of the care of patients in the clinical pathway via individual assessments and follow up appointments, MDT meetings and sometimes the Care Programme Approach (CPA) review, particularly where the complexity requires it.
* Be the Responsible Clinician for service users in the pathway who are subject to Community Treatment Order (CTO) where applicable.
* Provide evidence based care and be recovery focused.
* Provide cross-cover (emergency and prospective) for other Consultant Psychiatrist colleagues by mutual agreement.
* Communicate with all key partners in an appropriate and timely way including service users, carers and General Practitioners.
* Comply with all Trust policies and the Living Our Values Framework.
We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow. We are United in our Uniqueness and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
For further details / informal visits please do not hesitate to contact us.
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