Job summary
This is an
expanded fulltime post replacing a retiring parttime consultant. The post holder will be responsible for the provision
of psychiatric care and
consultant responsibilities within a multidisciplinary team serving
the population of Wokingham Borough, alongside consultant colleagues in
the team.
Wokingham CMHT
is fully integrated with Social Care and comprises of a range of NHS and social
care professionals and support staff. The role is mostly working with those requiring
a longer intervention and assessing
new referrals (Common Point of Entry).
The post holder
will hold a key role in providing medical care and leadership within the service.
The team promote seamless care across
their interfaces with primary care, the
recovery college, substance misuse services, the crisis resolution and home treatment team, inpatient services,
and the Common Point of Entry through which all new referrals pass.
The
post holder will have access to regular management supervision, peer group supervision and a PDP group.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with a multidisciplinary team comprising one
Joint Service Manager, 5 team leads including
the AMHP Lead and performance lead, five community psychiatric nurses,
11 social workers/AMHPs and three community
support workers. There is a team of 5 psychologists/ psychotherapists
lead by a Consultant Psychologist The
team covers Wokingham Borough and is not sectorised as with other larger areas such as Slough and Reading.
The team use
the Recovery Approach, and all service users are encouraged to participate in the implementation of
the Recovery Star and WRAP (wellness recovery
action planning). The post holder will be expected to understand and support
this model of working.
The CMHT medical resource
has merged with that of the Common Point of Entry and the post holder will, be
involved in organising this resource and participating in initial psychiatric
assessments. This is currently around three assessments per week shared across the whole team, half of
these done by the consultant colleague who has a focus on this work.
The CMHT has close links with primary care and the post holder will participate in clinical discussions and
educational sessions. The CMHT works closely with Wokingham Crisis Resolution
and Home Treatment Team and in-patient services, and the post holder will facilitate communication across these interfaces.
About us
Berkshire
Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) was formed in April 2001 and successfully became licensed as a
Foundation Trust in May 2007. The Trust
is the provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services to a population of c 816,000 within
Berkshire. In April 2011 the community services
which were previously the provider arms of NHS Berkshire East and NHS Berkshire West PCTs merged with the
Trust. BHFT is situated in the centre
of the NHS South of England Health Authority. The main centres of population are Reading in the West of the
County and Slough in the East. Within
Berkshire there are also major populations at Newbury, Wokingham in the West and Bracknell, Maidenhead,
Windsor and Ascot in the East, as well and
many significant urban developments in smaller towns forming essentially a single conurbation along the M4
Corridor. Berkshire is characterised by concentrations
of population and large rural areas. It
includes some of the most affluent
and least deprived communities in the country, but also has pockets
of markedly deprived
wards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
The post holder will work with a multidisciplinary team comprising one
Joint Service Manager, 5 team leads including
the AMHP Lead and performance lead, five community psychiatric nurses,
11 social workers/AMHPs and three community
support workers. There is a team of 5 psychologists/ psychotherapists
lead by a Consultant Psychologist The
team covers Wokingham Borough and is not sectorised as with other larger areas such as Slough and Reading.
Education:
The post holder will be expected
to support teaching
and training as follows:
Support teaching of BHFT medical staff by participating in in-house teaching
programmes
The post holder will be invited to be a Clinical Supervisor for a
trainee and, once appropriate
training has been received, will be eligible to become an Educational Supervisor.
Teaching medical students on clinical attachment through participation in the undergraduate teaching programmes
from Oxford University.
Teaching staff of other professions who are working
within the service
The post holder
is expected to participate in peer group PDP
The post holder is expected to participate in additional programmes of clinical supervision and appraisal as
required to facilitate the process of recertification and relicensing including a peer supervision group
By agreement, contribute to the provision of training and support to staff
of other relevant agencies, including primary health care teams, education
services, the voluntary
sector
Consultants are expected
to mentor nurse
prescribers in the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
The post holder will work with a multidisciplinary team comprising one
Joint Service Manager, 5 team leads including
the AMHP Lead and performance lead, five community psychiatric nurses,
11 social workers/AMHPs and three community
support workers. There is a team of 5 psychologists/ psychotherapists
lead by a Consultant Psychologist The
team covers Wokingham Borough and is not sectorised as with other larger areas such as Slough and Reading.
Education:
The post holder will be expected
to support teaching
and training as follows:
Support teaching of BHFT medical staff by participating in in-house teaching
programmes
The post holder will be invited to be a Clinical Supervisor for a
trainee and, once appropriate
training has been received, will be eligible to become an Educational Supervisor.
Teaching medical students on clinical attachment through participation in the undergraduate teaching programmes
from Oxford University.
Teaching staff of other professions who are working
within the service
The post holder
is expected to participate in peer group PDP
The post holder is expected to participate in additional programmes of clinical supervision and appraisal as
required to facilitate the process of recertification and relicensing including a peer supervision group
By agreement, contribute to the provision of training and support to staff
of other relevant agencies, including primary health care teams, education
services, the voluntary
sector
Consultants are expected
to mentor nurse
prescribers in the team.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work within a collaboration multi- disciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions.
- Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively.
- Commitment to interagency partnership working.
- Ability to promote effective team working.
- Capacity to prioritise workload.
- Active participation in clinical audit.
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, carers, colleagues and staff of other organisations.
- Must be skilled in professional collaboration
- Experience in supervising basic and advanced level psychiatric trainees.
- Must have an interest in commitment to working with and to related teaching.
- High levels of energy, motivation and initiative.
Desirable
- Relevant experience of the administrative, management & leadership roles of senior medical staff.
- Inter-agency partnership working.
- Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- Research experience skills.
- Car driver with own car
Qualifications
Essential
- The post holder will be expected to support teaching and training as follows:
- Support teaching of BHFT medical staff by participating in in-house teaching programmes
- The post holder will be invited to be a Clinical Supervisor for a trainee and, once appropriate training has been received, will be eligible to become an Educational Supervisor.
- Teaching medical students on clinical attachment through participation in the undergraduate teaching programmes from Oxford University.
- Teaching staff of other professions who are working within the service
- The post holder is expected to participate in peer group PDP
- The post holder is expected to participate in additional programmes of clinical supervision and appraisal as required to facilitate the process of recertification and relicensing including a peer supervision group
- By agreement, contribute to the provision of training and support to staff of other relevant agencies, including primary health care teams, education services, the voluntary sector
- Consultants are expected to mentor nurse prescribers in the team.
Desirable
- MRC Psych
- Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological or other studies
- A/C Approval
- Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post.
- Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy develops for this care group.
- Development of close collaboration with primary care services.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work within a collaboration multi- disciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions.
- Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively.
- Commitment to interagency partnership working.
- Ability to promote effective team working.
- Capacity to prioritise workload.
- Active participation in clinical audit.
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, carers, colleagues and staff of other organisations.
- Must be skilled in professional collaboration
- Experience in supervising basic and advanced level psychiatric trainees.
- Must have an interest in commitment to working with and to related teaching.
- High levels of energy, motivation and initiative.
Desirable
- Relevant experience of the administrative, management & leadership roles of senior medical staff.
- Inter-agency partnership working.
- Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- Research experience skills.
- Car driver with own car
Qualifications
Essential
- The post holder will be expected to support teaching and training as follows:
- Support teaching of BHFT medical staff by participating in in-house teaching programmes
- The post holder will be invited to be a Clinical Supervisor for a trainee and, once appropriate training has been received, will be eligible to become an Educational Supervisor.
- Teaching medical students on clinical attachment through participation in the undergraduate teaching programmes from Oxford University.
- Teaching staff of other professions who are working within the service
- The post holder is expected to participate in peer group PDP
- The post holder is expected to participate in additional programmes of clinical supervision and appraisal as required to facilitate the process of recertification and relicensing including a peer supervision group
- By agreement, contribute to the provision of training and support to staff of other relevant agencies, including primary health care teams, education services, the voluntary sector
- Consultants are expected to mentor nurse prescribers in the team.
Desirable
- MRC Psych
- Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological or other studies
- A/C Approval
- Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post.
- Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy develops for this care group.
- Development of close collaboration with primary care services.
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).
