Job summary
The Primary and Community Mental Health (PCMH) service has been shaped with the GP Federation Primary Care Sheffield and Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Trust. The service in Spring 2024 will have aligned the current short term intervention service to embed into all primary care networks. Each network has a bespoke multidisciplinary team whichserve that network. The PCMH is a new treatment offer for people with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) which historically fell through the gap between primary and secondary care mental health. This role supports GPs in practice and the PCMH teams, offering treatment and consultation as part of the PCMH psychiatric medical team. This is part of the city'scommitment to delivering the NHS Community Mental Health Framework.
The PCMHT medical team will offer medical support, consultation, supervision to PCMHT MDTs including prescribing pharmacists, GPs, VCSE organizations, and liaise with CMHTs and wider SHSC services as deemed appropriate by the consultant psychiatrist.
Main duties of the job
- To provide medical leadership to the Primary and Community Mental Health service.
- To work alongside clinical leadership and operational manager frameworks and to engage in clinical governance processes.
- To deliver assessments and short-term interventions to support Service Users.
- To complete administrative tasks related to clinical responsibilities To support of teaching & training of undergraduate students and postgraduate trainees.
- To support supervision of non-medical prescribers and the pharmacy team.
- To support Audit and Quality Improvement activities
- To work in line with Clinical Effectiveness standards
- To participate in Continuing Professional Development
- To comply with all Trust policies and procedures
- To participate in and complete all activities required to achieve revalidation and recertification according to GMC requirements.
- There is no on-call commitment with this post
About us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached recruitment pack for a full overview of the detailed job description and main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached recruitment pack for a full overview of the detailed job description and main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Membership of Royal College (or equivalent overseas experience/qualification)
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. R Included on the GMC Specialist Register or GP Register
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management.
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of Mental Health Services
- Excellent clinical skills and wide medical knowledge
- Ability to deliver care in collaboration with service users and their families/carers
- Competence, as expected of a GP with a specialist interest in mental health.
- Knowledge of the following subjects, to a level that might be expected of a competent GP: Affective disorders Psychotic disorders Neurodevelopmental disorders Learning disability Trauma based care, Clinical pharmacology Health promotion and screening Cardiovascular risk
- Awareness of recent NHS developments and CMHF transformation
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
- Sensitivity to needs of different diverse and marginalised communities.
- Proven commitment to improving clinical care.
- Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients with complex mental health difficulties
- Experience of working with primary mental care health teams and voluntary sector
Skills
Essential
- Experience of systemic leadership
- Ability to work in extended and disparate teams working for effective delivery of care and management of resources across geographical patch.
- Understanding of importance of population health approaches and health inequalities
- Participated in continuous professional development.
- Ability to critically appraise published research.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Experience of regular active participation in clinical audit
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative methods of teaching
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
- Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations, and publications
- Involvement in audits leading to service change.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Membership of Royal College (or equivalent overseas experience/qualification)
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. R Included on the GMC Specialist Register or GP Register
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management.
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of Mental Health Services
- Excellent clinical skills and wide medical knowledge
- Ability to deliver care in collaboration with service users and their families/carers
- Competence, as expected of a GP with a specialist interest in mental health.
- Knowledge of the following subjects, to a level that might be expected of a competent GP: Affective disorders Psychotic disorders Neurodevelopmental disorders Learning disability Trauma based care, Clinical pharmacology Health promotion and screening Cardiovascular risk
- Awareness of recent NHS developments and CMHF transformation
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
- Sensitivity to needs of different diverse and marginalised communities.
- Proven commitment to improving clinical care.
- Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients with complex mental health difficulties
- Experience of working with primary mental care health teams and voluntary sector
Skills
Essential
- Experience of systemic leadership
- Ability to work in extended and disparate teams working for effective delivery of care and management of resources across geographical patch.
- Understanding of importance of population health approaches and health inequalities
- Participated in continuous professional development.
- Ability to critically appraise published research.
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
- Experience of regular active participation in clinical audit
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative methods of teaching
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
- Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations, and publications
- Involvement in audits leading to service change.
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).
