Job summary
Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of a new service model that is working in partnership with local services to meet the needs of those presenting with complex mental health needs together?
Telford & Wrekin Community Mental Health service provide assessmentand evidence based interventions for people who are presenting withcomplex mental health difficulties that are significantly impacting on their daily life alongside our partner organisations
This is a permanent full-time (10PAs) post in General Adult Psychiatry. The emphasis is to provide timely and comprehensive assessment, interventions & treatment to service users & their families/carers, whilst working within a multi-disciplinary team format
We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist with the interest in providing strong medical leadership as the post involves providing clinical leadership to the team as part of a collective leadership structure, which shares responsibility for ensuring that the care delivered by the service is safe and of a high quality standard
Why move to our County? Shropshire is often described as a 'rural gem' it combines the best of old and new, has vast open spaces and a strong range of education provisions
If you are interested in moving to our beautiful county, we can provide a generous relocation package of up to £8,000. Please speak toSamantha.Kearns@mpft.nhs.ukto discuss this package or others our Trust could offer
Main duties of the job
This post enables dedicated Consultant input into one of our five Integrated Community Mental Services (CMHS) that are based across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. You will be expected to provide community care and treatment, with the facility for assessment of referred service users, flexible review of complex service users and timely discharge in liaison with General Practitioners. Service Users will present with a range of mental health difficulties and need.
The role is aligned to the Telford and Wrekin CMHS, which comprising of four PCNs. This service in total has 4.2 Adult Consultants and 2 Older Adult Consultants. The post is aligned to cover 1 of the PCNs (Wrekin PCN)
The role involves providing clinical leadership to the team as part of a collective leadership structure, and providing support and supervision as required to Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Non-Medical Prescribers. The post holder will have responsibility to supervise a trainee attached to the team, although as with any training post this is subject to trainee availability. Opportunities are also available in the Trust to participate in postgraduate and undergraduate education for JuniorDoctors and medical students from Keele Medical School.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with a passion for working with adults presenting with complex mental health difficulties. The successful person will need to encourage effective engagement of this cohort of people, maintaining compassion and hope through every contact.
You will need to have the following key skills and experience:
- To have a genuine passion for working with adults presenting with complex mental health needs
- To be able to work well in a team
- To have excellent leadership qualities
- To provide evidenced based care that is recovery focused
Professional
- 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
For Clinical and Non-clinical please refer to the attached Job Description
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with a passion for working with adults presenting with complex mental health difficulties. The successful person will need to encourage effective engagement of this cohort of people, maintaining compassion and hope through every contact.
You will need to have the following key skills and experience:
- To have a genuine passion for working with adults presenting with complex mental health needs
- To be able to work well in a team
- To have excellent leadership qualities
- To provide evidenced based care that is recovery focused
Professional
- 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
For Clinical and Non-clinical please refer to the attached Job Description
Person Specification
Qualifications
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)
Desirable
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 Approved Clinician status and knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act
Person Specification
Qualifications
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)
Desirable
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 Approved Clinician status and knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act
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
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).
