Consultant Psychiatrist - General Adult - CMHT

Pennine Care NHS FT

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Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a full-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist. This post is based on the CMHT in Bury and is a Community post.

This is an exciting time to join the Trust and there are many opportunities to contribute to the organisations' development and to look at service redesign models. Bury has a very strong teaching commitment and candidates will be expected to contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff. There are close links to ongoing research projects. The Consultants contribute to local service user & carer groups.

Main duties of the job

To provide high-quality Mental Health Care for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems within the community

To work closely with other teams and Consultants to ensure coherent and high-quality mental health care for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems within the Bury area

To work with the other Consultants to support the development of the service, and to attend local and divisional service development meetings

About us

The post holder will be based at the Irwell Unit, Fairfield General Hospital. Bury operates an Inpatient- Outpatient model (New Ways of Working) and is staffed by 6 full-time Consultants in Adult Psychiatry. Each Community Consultant is allocated a Junior Doctor (NW Deanery training schemes) to work with them with support from advanced practitioner and sessional input from a speciality doctor. The EIT is covered by a part time consultant.

Date posted

28 October 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year Pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

311-M089-23-R

Job locations

Irwell Unit, Fairfield Hospital

Bury

BL9 7TD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Applicants must be on the GMCs Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion or be within six months of the anticipated award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Adult Psychiatry at the time of interview for the post.

Low frequency on-call (1 in 30) with full second tier on call and 1 day off after your on call.

We offer ample opportunities for our consultants professional development and opportunities for additional work for additional PAs ( require negotiation).

Job description

Job responsibilities

Applicants must be on the GMCs Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion or be within six months of the anticipated award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Adult Psychiatry at the time of interview for the post.

Low frequency on-call (1 in 30) with full second tier on call and 1 day off after your on call.

We offer ample opportunities for our consultants professional development and opportunities for additional work for additional PAs ( require negotiation).

Person Specification

Required Criteria and Qualifications

Essential

  • MBChB or equivalent
  • Must be on the GMC Specialist Register or be eligible to be on the GMC Specialist Register
  • Higher psychiatric training or its equivalent.
  • Section 12 (2) Approval under Mental Health Act 1983 or be eligible for approval. Approved Clinician status (or eligible for same)
  • Evidence of teaching and training abilities.

Desirable

  • Possession of MRCPsych or equivalent qualification. Other postgraduate degrees e.g. MSc, MD, MRCP etc
  • Possession of CCT or be within 6 months of achieving this
  • CCT in General Adult Psychiatry
  • Experience in detention of patients under The MHA (1983)
  • Experience of writing reports for the Mental Health Review Tribunals.
  • Current or past educational supervisor of a basic trainee and a specialist registrar
Person Specification

Required Criteria and Qualifications

Essential

  • MBChB or equivalent
  • Must be on the GMC Specialist Register or be eligible to be on the GMC Specialist Register
  • Higher psychiatric training or its equivalent.
  • Section 12 (2) Approval under Mental Health Act 1983 or be eligible for approval. Approved Clinician status (or eligible for same)
  • Evidence of teaching and training abilities.

Desirable

  • Possession of MRCPsych or equivalent qualification. Other postgraduate degrees e.g. MSc, MD, MRCP etc
  • Possession of CCT or be within 6 months of achieving this
  • CCT in General Adult Psychiatry
  • Experience in detention of patients under The MHA (1983)
  • Experience of writing reports for the Mental Health Review Tribunals.
  • Current or past educational supervisor of a basic trainee and a specialist registrar

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

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Irwell Unit, Fairfield Hospital

Bury

BL9 7TD


Employer's website

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Irwell Unit, Fairfield Hospital

Bury

BL9 7TD


Employer's website

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director

Ankur Khanna

ankur.khanna1@nhs.net

07595382965

Date posted

28 October 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year Pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

311-M089-23-R

Job locations

Irwell Unit, Fairfield Hospital

Bury

BL9 7TD


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