Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry Stafford IMHT
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Job Summary
This post is being advertised Pending Royal College Approval
The post is a community Consultant post in General Adult Psychiatry to join the Stafford Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT) which has been created and is being developed through Community Mental Health Transformation.
Job Summary
This post is being advertised Pending Royal College Approval
The post is a community Consultant post in General Adult Psychiatry to join the Stafford Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT) which has been created and is being developed through Community Mental Health Transformation.
The Consultant will hold acaseload of approximately 90 of which many will have other clinicians in the IMHT working with them. The team is made up of 2.6 wte Psychiatrists, 1.0 Advanced Clinical Practitioner, 6.8 wte Nurses, 2.0 Nursing Associate, 1.8 wte Occupational Therapists, 2.0 wte Psychologists, 2.0 wte Psychological Therapist, 2.0 Clinical Associate in Psychology, 4.0 wte Healthcare Support Workers 0.8 Peer Recovery Worker and 1 Team Manager.
Main duties of the job
The Post Holder, will provide medical leadership within a collective leadership model.
Clinical Duties Of The Post:
To 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
To be the Responsible Clinician for service users in the pathway who are subject to Community Treatment Order (CTO) where applicable
To provide evidence based care
To be recovery focused
To provide cross-cover (emergency and prospective) for other Consultant Psychiatrist colleagues by mutual agreement
To communicate with all key partners in an appropriate and timely way including service users, carers and General Practitioners.
To work within the requirements of service contracts including compliance with nationally agreed quality standards
To fully utilise Trust IT systems as appropriate to enable fulfilment of clinical duties; including launch of the electronic prescribing system
The Post Holder will take part in out of hours duties; on call work is remunerated at 3% as well as 0.25 APAs.
About Us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
* Supporting your career development and progression
* Excellent NHS Pension scheme
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Options for flexible working
* Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
* Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
* If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
* Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
* Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
* Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
* Free car parking at all trust sites
* Free flu vaccinations every year
* Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Details
Date posted
22 May 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
301-MS-25-7165937
Job locations
Foundation House, St Georges' Hospital
Corporation Street
Stafford
ST16 3SR
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Professional duties of the post
To comply with all Trust policies and the Living Our Values Framework.
To maintain professional registration with the GMC and a full Licence to Practice, be engaging in appraisal, revalidation and job planning.
To maintain Approved Clinician (AC) status
To comply with Trust mandatory training
To operate with transparency, including maintenance of an electronic diary
Full job description can be found attached to this vacancy. Please read for more information
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Professional duties of the post
To comply with all Trust policies and the Living Our Values Framework.
To maintain professional registration with the GMC and a full Licence to Practice, be engaging in appraisal, revalidation and job planning.
To maintain Approved Clinician (AC) status
To comply with Trust mandatory training
To operate with transparency, including maintenance of an electronic diary
Full job description can be found attached to this vacancy. Please read for more information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Primary Medical Degree
* Full GMC registration including licence to practice or eligibility for licence to practice if coming from overseas
* Approved Clinician (AC) status or eligibility to obtain within 3 months of appointment
Desirable
* Additional qualification in a clinical area, management or education
Experience
Essential
* Clinical Leadership/management experience at any level
Desirable
* Experience at Consultant level
* Experience at setting up a new service
Skills
Essential
* Ability to provide leadership and vision in a changing environment
* Awareness of lean methodology
Desirable
* Experience in lean methodology
Person Specification
Essential
* Ability to provide leadership and vision in a changing environment
* Awareness of lean methodology
Desirable
* Experience in lean methodology
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Foundation House, St Georges' Hospital
Corporation Street
Stafford
ST16 3SR
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Foundation House, St Georges' Hospital
Corporation Street
Stafford
ST16 3SR
Employer's website
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales
* Industries
Mental Health Care
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