Job summary
Consultant Psychiatrist - Community Mental Health Team,
Salary £121,765 - £164,165
Are you committed to delivering high quality, place-based care?
Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?
Our new and exciting strategy and 28 Promises focus on 'nurturing the power in our communities' and likely align to your values.
We want to hear from you!
We are seeking a dynamic and committed Psychiatrist within our Community Directorate in Doncaster.
The Community Mental Health Teams cover 4 localities, South, Central, East and North of Doncaster. The post holder would be aligned to South Locality which is a predominantly urban area.
You would be joining the Doncaster Consultant network, which covers the Community and Inpatient services.
This post attracts a 30% recruitment and retention premium in addition to the advertised salary
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to provide consultant psychiatric input to the Adult South Community Mental Health Team.
Main Duties will include:
- Clinical Leadership.
- Discussing patients in the MDT meeting and with keyworkers/lead professionals, on an individual basis.
- Assessing patients with complex mental health issues with the team.
- Initiating medication and contributing to patients' management and treatment plans.
- Quality improvement of the service - audit and service development projects.
- Clinical Supervision of the Junior doctors assigned to the CMHT.
- Teaching - providing teaching sessions to the CMHT on relevant clinical topics.
- Teaching junior doctors assigned to the team.
- Play a leading role in Business/Management Meetings for the team.
- The post holder will take the medical lead in service development and the implementation of any changes to practice as required in line with evolving evidence and tailored to meet local need.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description which includes a Person Specification and an example job plan.
If you are an aspiring medical leader, there are some opportunities to add an additional leadership session which can be discussed further with Care Group Medical Director Dr Andrew Heighton during the application process
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description which includes a Person Specification and an example job plan.
If you are an aspiring medical leader, there are some opportunities to add an additional leadership session which can be discussed further with Care Group Medical Director Dr Andrew Heighton during the application process
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC and license to practice Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Adult Psychiatry or a trainee within six months of completing their CCT.
- Approved or eligible for Approved Clinician Status.
- Approved or eligible for approval under section 12(2) MHA 1983.
Desirable
- MD, Management qualification, other professional qualification (e.g. CBT, PSI, CAT).
- MRCPsych or equivalent higher qualification. Higher Specialist Training in Adult Psychiatry (e.g. SpR scheme).
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience within General Adult psychiatry.
Desirable
- Prior experience working as a Consultant in General Adult psychiatry.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC and license to practice Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Adult Psychiatry or a trainee within six months of completing their CCT.
- Approved or eligible for Approved Clinician Status.
- Approved or eligible for approval under section 12(2) MHA 1983.
Desirable
- MD, Management qualification, other professional qualification (e.g. CBT, PSI, CAT).
- MRCPsych or equivalent higher qualification. Higher Specialist Training in Adult Psychiatry (e.g. SpR scheme).
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience within General Adult psychiatry.
Desirable
- Prior experience working as a Consultant in General Adult psychiatry.
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).
