Consultant Psychiatrist

Job responsibilities

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork

Consultant Psychiatrists are you looking for a change or a new challenge? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Community IDD South Team and Intensive Community Assessment and Treatment Team (ICATT) based at Highbury Hospital, Nottingham and Lindsay Close in Mansfield

This post forms part of the reconfigured Community IDD South Team, along with Rushcliffe and Broxtowe. The Team provides specialist input for adults with intellectual disability of all severity associated with a range of other diagnoses and conditions including Autism, ADHD, challenging behaviour, mental illness, epilepsy, dementia etc. The post holder will provide consultant psychiatrist input via clinics at Highbury Hospital and in the community.

The team aims to reduce admission and support timely discharges; promote a flexible, collaborative model focusing on developing robust services around the persons needs, personality or behaviour to minimise risk and maximise quality of life; work in partnership with the Assessment & Treatment Unit, jointly assessing to ensure appropriate care either as an inpatient or supported in the community; provide single access, professional MDT support and advice to the Unplanned Care Service currently being developed by the TCP and; prevent, reduce or stop the development of future episodes of behaviour that challenges and improve quality of life by promoting and supporting positive behavioural support.

The team is located at two sites: Highbury Hospital (covering Nottingham City and South Nottinghamshire) and Lindsay Close, Mansfield (covering North Nottinghamshire). The ICATT comprises: 2 Team Leaders; 1 Clinical Nurse Specialist; RNLD; 2 Occupational Therapists; 2 Speech and Language Therapists; 1 Psychology Assistant; 4 CSWs; 1 SLT and; 3 Administrators.

Continuing Professional Development is highly valued within the Trust and the post holder will be required to have an annual statement of CPD from the Royal College. To support this requirement the Trust offers an annual budget of £1,200 per Consultant and 10 days of study leave per year. SPAs are also included in Consultants job plans to support this.

New Consultants are fully supported through the buddying scheme and New Consultants Retreat.

The Trust is committed to supporting research. The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) is a partnership between Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Nottingham and brings together the healthcare and education sectors to achieve Research Excellence for Innovation. The IMH currently receives approximately £34 million in external research grants and is one of the UKs prime locations for interdisciplinary research in mental health. It has 8 Centres of Excellence including the Centre for ADHD and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Across the Lifespan (CANDAL). The IMH has been designated as a new World Health Organisation (WHO) collaborating centre on Mental Health, Disability and Human Rights.

Nottingham is a great place to live and work:

• Home of English Sport;
• UNESCO city of literature;
• Home to the worlds oldest Football Club, Englands oldest Inn (Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem) and Robin Hood;
• Culture & Architecture: Wollaton Hall, Newstead Abbey (Lord Byrons residence), National Justice Museum, Nottingham Trent University Arkwright building;
• Entertainment: Nottingham Playhouse, Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall; Nottingham Ice Arena, The Albert Hall, Michelin starred restaurants;
• Excellent education;
• Excellent transport links.

Our ethos is simple; we want you to be part of our professional team delivering excellent patient care whilst experiencing a fulfilling career.

For further details and informal visits please contact:

Dr Kiran Jeenkeri, Clinical Director:

0115 8542280 / kiran.jeenkeri@nottshc.nhs.uk

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*The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.

*We will be requesting references by email. Please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

Local & Regional Restrictions:This vacancy is available to employees of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust who are currently declared 'at risk' & also NHS employees currently at risk in the West Midlands, East Midlands & East of England. Where staff wish to relocate beyond their local geography, employers will seek to support redeployment across a wider geography.

Please note that this does not apply to medical and Non-Executive Director posts, which are exempt from this criterion.

Preferential consideration will be given to employees of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust who are currently declared at risk.

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Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCPsych with experience of working/ training in intellectual disability services

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• Additional clinical qualifications

Eligibility

Essential

• 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
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment

Desirable

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Transport

Essential

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

Essential

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Ability to work in and lead team
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes

Desirable

• Experience of planning and delivering undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
• Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications
• Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).