Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry -South Leicestershire

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Job summary

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The area which is served by the Community Mental Health Team is a mixture of urban, semi-urban and rural life. The main population centres are the towns of Oadby, Wigston, Lutterworth and also includes outlying villages.

There are 2.4 consultants based in the community. We also have another consultant who has a caseload of 100 patients and supports referrals and MDT meetings. This post will be based at the Cedars Centre providing outpatient support. The post holder will work closely with the Community Team and a 24 hour, 7 days a week Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team. There are two separate full time consultants for the Crisis Resolution Team. The post holder will manage a size equivalent to a full time post holder of approximately 40,000 – 45,000 adults aged 16 – 64. Each consultant will manage a caseload of approximately 500 patients. The Cedars Centre operates a Single Point of Access for referrals in a weekly allocation/referral meeting. New referrals are seen in the outpatient clinic or in a Consultant Supported Nurse Assessment Clinic. Within a year of being in post it is anticipated that the current workload and job description will be reviewed with the Clinical Directors.

Main duties of the job

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The post holder will be required to work in partnership at both strategic and operational levels with relevant and external stakeholders. The post holder will need to ensure that people who use services, carers and advocates are treated with respect and dignity

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

21 September 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£84,559 to £114,003 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-MS9519-7

Job locations

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Cedars Centre

Cedar Avenue, Wigston

Leicester

LE18 2DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

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We believe in strong clinical and operational leadership, encouraging innovation across our services. We require enthusiastic, committed and motivated individuals to provide inspirational leadership to our medical workforce and take responsibility for clinical quality assurance and clinical standards with the service

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualifications:
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
MRC Psych or equivalent
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
Additional clinical qualifications
Eligibility:
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment.
Included on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of the interview date
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Desirable

Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations, publications
Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualifications:
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
MRC Psych or equivalent
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
Additional clinical qualifications
Eligibility:
Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment.
Included on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of the interview date
Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Desirable

Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations, 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.

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

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