Job summary
** Pending College Approval**
MPFT are seeking a permanent full time Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry based in the Shrewsbury Community Mental Health Service
You will provide timely and comprehensive assessment, interventions and treatments to service users and their families/carers, who are typically presenting with severe mental illness whilst working within a multi-disciplinary team format. The team base is in Telford.
The role also involves providing clinical leadership to the team as part of a collective leadership structure.
Main duties of the job
Professional duties of the post
o To comply with all Trust policies and the Living Our Values Framework.o To maintain professional registration with the GMC and a full Licence to Practice, be engaging in appraisal, revalidation and job planning.o To maintain Approved Clinician (AC) statuso To comply with Trust mandatory trainingo To operate with transparency, including maintenance of an electronic diary
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
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
- 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
And more. 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 note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached job description for full details
Non-clinical duties of the post
- To participate in the training and supervision of doctors in training and medical students where applicable
- To participate in the supervision and training of non-medical prescribers (NMPs), Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) and non-medical Responsible Clinicians (RCs) within the pathway
- To lead in Clinical Governance, audit and Quality Improvement activities
- To provide clinical leadership in the collective leadership structure
- To be actively involved in shaping and improving the services offered in secondary care mental health services to best meet the needs of users and carers, including those specifically relating to the CMHF transformation.
- To participate in Continuing Professional Development, including peer supervision, and to remain up-to-date with requirements for revalidation
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached job description for full details
Non-clinical duties of the post
- To participate in the training and supervision of doctors in training and medical students where applicable
- To participate in the supervision and training of non-medical prescribers (NMPs), Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) and non-medical Responsible Clinicians (RCs) within the pathway
- To lead in Clinical Governance, audit and Quality Improvement activities
- To provide clinical leadership in the collective leadership structure
- To be actively involved in shaping and improving the services offered in secondary care mental health services to best meet the needs of users and carers, including those specifically relating to the CMHF transformation.
- To participate in Continuing Professional Development, including peer supervision, and to remain up-to-date with requirements for revalidation
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Medical Degree
- MRC Psych or equivalent
- Eligible for inclusion on the specialist register (senior trainees must be within six months of CCT at the point of interview)
CLINICAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
Essential
- Experience in General Adult Psychiatry at ST 4 -6 level or equivalent senior level in a variety of settings including in-patient and community
- Awareness of current guidelines for the assessment and treatment of mental disorder
- Eligibility for approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983,
- Eligibility for Approved Clinician status and knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act.
Desirable
- Committed to performance measures and evidence-based practice
- Experience of service evaluation.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Medical Degree
- MRC Psych or equivalent
- Eligible for inclusion on the specialist register (senior trainees must be within six months of CCT at the point of interview)
CLINICAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
Essential
- Experience in General Adult Psychiatry at ST 4 -6 level or equivalent senior level in a variety of settings including in-patient and community
- Awareness of current guidelines for the assessment and treatment of mental disorder
- Eligibility for approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983,
- Eligibility for Approved Clinician status and knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act.
Desirable
- Committed to performance measures and evidence-based practice
- Experience of service evaluation.
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.
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
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).
