Consultant Psychiatrist - Mental Health Intensive Support team (MhIST

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The MHIST team (a community rehabilitation team) work with the most complex individuals who are presenting with high levels of risks, vulnerabilities and/or challenges. It is values driven, diagnostically inclusive and work with all individuals - who meet the threshold (high levels of complexity) and where the team can add value.

The service delivers a function (intensive rehabilitation in the community) rather than being a parallel team in its own right. It scaffolds what other mainstream services provide and interlinks with the wider CMH transformation. The service sits within the PCN with region-wide core standards, offering equitable service to all PCNs with the golden thread of 'reducing health inequalities' running through all its facets

Main duties of the job

The role will be to work alongside the team:-

To help people to achieve and maintain stability of their mental health and to gain (or regain) the skills and confidence for successful community living
To meet people's clinical needs by providing specialist rehabilitation interventions
To reduce the need for hospital admissions and increasing stability in the lives of service users and their carers/family
To improve people's social and everyday functioning and autonomy by enabling self-management skills
To adopt a recovery based approach that instils hope and empowers people
To enable people to access the community assets that can enhance their social networks and social inclusion
To facilitate people to progress along the rehabilitation care pathway, from higher to lower supported settings

About us

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) supports thousands of vulnerable people across Cheshire and Merseyside. We provide physical, mental health and learning disability services to a total population of around one million people.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or you are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

Visit our 'Working for us' pages on our website to find out more about why you should choose CWP.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Date posted

07 April 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£84,559 to £114,003 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

373-MED1106

Job locations

Upton Lea

Chester

CH2 1BQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

To ensure that we continue to provide Outstanding for Care (as recently been awarded by CQC), CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking aValues Based Interview/Assessment,which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A Guide to completing your application form can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

If your disability meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme? Please also inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

All new clinical support staff will be required to have completed or working towards the Care Certificate (CWP In-house 2 day training to be completed within 6 months of start date).

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. Please note that DBS costs will be waived for applicants who are being recruited for COVID-19 reasons.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies. Please see attached Update Service Applicant Guide document for further information.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100 and quote the vacancy reference number.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.