Job summary
This is a 10 PA substantive post in community adult psychiatry based in Peterborough with the Peterborough Adult Locality team (PALT) and the primary care mental health service (PCMH). The post is based in Peterborough City centre (Town hall) with opportunities to work remotely during the week. You will work with 4 other PALT consultant psychiatrists , each with responsibility for a geographical patch covering approx. 6- 8 GP practices.
You will be working closely with a small team of senior clinicians who will manage the flow of patients from practices between primary and secondary care. You and your team will provide assessment and treatment for all patients in your area. You will work within the Locality team, which is itself sectorised, to manage the most severely unwell patients in your sector but you will also be aligned to staff from the Primary Care Mental Health Service who will support and assess patients in primary care from your key practices and step patients up into the team when needed
There will be opportunities to take on management responsibilities both internally within the Trust as well as externally with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Mentoring will also be provided to help new Consultants settle into their roles.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide clinical leadership to the team. He or she will contribute to assessment of patients referred to the service for diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders and support MDT members who carry out assessment of patients both within the team and in primary care.
The post holder will help to facilitate accurate diagnosis and timely interventions so that treatment can be delivered in a timely manner and in accordance with the recovery model.
He or she will also provide ongoing treatments to patients that are evidence based and supported by NICE guidelines maintaining a bio psychosocial approach.
Please see job description for full breakdown of the post.
About us
CPFT is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our BAME & LGBTQ+ communities.
For further information on CPFT please visit our website www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Role of the Consultant Psychiatrist covers the following areas:
- Represent the team to other Consultants and management
- Clinical areas:
- Diagnosis
- A Bio-psychosocial approach to treatment
- Evidence based interventions
- Legal issues
- Boundary setting
- Clinical Leadership:
- Enabling/Encouraging other team members
- Strategic planning and development
- Available to the team both to individuals and the team as a whole
- Active team member
- Attend regular reviews
- Work towards high team morale
- Education:
- Medical students from Cambridge University
- Junior Doctors
- Other disciplines
- Participate in:
- Evaluation
- Audit
- Research
- Purpose and functioning of the team
- A source of wisdom to the team
The post holder will:
- Work in accordance with the New Ways of Working initiative for Consultants, attend regular team meetings such as MDT meetings and formulation meetings to discuss clinical issues with team members, care coordinators, inpatient doctors and other statutory agencies as required for the care of community patients
- Work closely with Consultant colleagues to ensure that the patient journey is as smooth as possible
- Give clinical leadership and actively liaise with general practitioners, psychiatrists and other hospital specialists, statutory and non-statutory agencies, whenever relevant to the care and treatment of patients
- Be committed to a multidisciplinary approach to care
- Use evidence-based interventions at all times
- Offer a consistent response to referrers/service users in a timely fashion regardless of origin of referral
- Offer an accurate diagnosis and timely interventions so that intensive treatment can be delivered to prevent chronicity and dependency on psychiatric services, in accordance with the recovery model
- Attend Mental Health Act assessments for relevant patients as indicated
- Act as the Responsible Clinician for inpatients including attending Tribunals, as necessary
- Participate in the development and maintenance of care programmes for patients
- Supervise junior and middle grade doctors in the team
- Participate in the teaching programmes of the multidisciplinary team
- Contribute to the collection of clinical information to ensure further service development and to enable audit
- Work closely with Consultant colleagues to contribute to the provision of appropriate Consultant cover for daytime, 9 am to 5 pm, (working days) and for periods of annual/study/special leave
- Participate in the on-call Consultant rota
- Participate in clinical governance activities
- Contribute to the teaching activities in the Trust
- Participate in teaching within the Trust
- Contribute to the day-to-day management and to the overall service development agenda through appropriate involvement with managerial and clinical colleagues
- Undergo annual appraisal and fulfil the requirements of continuing professional development (CPD) in order to meet the criteria for revalidation by the General Medical Council
- Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director
- Attend the Trust Wide Medical Advisory Groups
- Supervisor Training
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Role of the Consultant Psychiatrist covers the following areas:
- Represent the team to other Consultants and management
- Clinical areas:
- Diagnosis
- A Bio-psychosocial approach to treatment
- Evidence based interventions
- Legal issues
- Boundary setting
- Clinical Leadership:
- Enabling/Encouraging other team members
- Strategic planning and development
- Available to the team both to individuals and the team as a whole
- Active team member
- Attend regular reviews
- Work towards high team morale
- Education:
- Medical students from Cambridge University
- Junior Doctors
- Other disciplines
- Participate in:
- Evaluation
- Audit
- Research
- Purpose and functioning of the team
- A source of wisdom to the team
The post holder will:
- Work in accordance with the New Ways of Working initiative for Consultants, attend regular team meetings such as MDT meetings and formulation meetings to discuss clinical issues with team members, care coordinators, inpatient doctors and other statutory agencies as required for the care of community patients
- Work closely with Consultant colleagues to ensure that the patient journey is as smooth as possible
- Give clinical leadership and actively liaise with general practitioners, psychiatrists and other hospital specialists, statutory and non-statutory agencies, whenever relevant to the care and treatment of patients
- Be committed to a multidisciplinary approach to care
- Use evidence-based interventions at all times
- Offer a consistent response to referrers/service users in a timely fashion regardless of origin of referral
- Offer an accurate diagnosis and timely interventions so that intensive treatment can be delivered to prevent chronicity and dependency on psychiatric services, in accordance with the recovery model
- Attend Mental Health Act assessments for relevant patients as indicated
- Act as the Responsible Clinician for inpatients including attending Tribunals, as necessary
- Participate in the development and maintenance of care programmes for patients
- Supervise junior and middle grade doctors in the team
- Participate in the teaching programmes of the multidisciplinary team
- Contribute to the collection of clinical information to ensure further service development and to enable audit
- Work closely with Consultant colleagues to contribute to the provision of appropriate Consultant cover for daytime, 9 am to 5 pm, (working days) and for periods of annual/study/special leave
- Participate in the on-call Consultant rota
- Participate in clinical governance activities
- Contribute to the teaching activities in the Trust
- Participate in teaching within the Trust
- Contribute to the day-to-day management and to the overall service development agenda through appropriate involvement with managerial and clinical colleagues
- Undergo annual appraisal and fulfil the requirements of continuing professional development (CPD) in order to meet the criteria for revalidation by the General Medical Council
- Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director
- Attend the Trust Wide Medical Advisory Groups
- Supervisor Training
Person Specification
Entry criteria for the grade
Essential
- Specialty Registration in specialty
- CCT in relevant specialty or within 6 months of attainment of Higher Training CCT at time of interview
- Shall have equivalent experience and competencies recognised by GMC
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of good working relationships
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of training doctors in training
Desirable
- Publications in the field of psychiatry
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential
- Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to mental health.
- Management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant Psychiatrist
Person Specification
Entry criteria for the grade
Essential
- Specialty Registration in specialty
- CCT in relevant specialty or within 6 months of attainment of Higher Training CCT at time of interview
- Shall have equivalent experience and competencies recognised by GMC
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of good working relationships
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience of training doctors in training
Desirable
- Publications in the field of psychiatry
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential
- Knowledge of policy and legislation relating to mental health.
- Management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant Psychiatrist
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).
