Job summary
A Hospital based in North West that is one of the leading mental health trusts in the UK, is looking for SPR - Psychiatrist in General Adult Psychiatry to join their established recovery team.
Serving a population of 1.2 million people, the Trust employs around 6,400 people who make a difference across 160 locations. Situated in one of the most exciting and affordable cities in Europe, The Hospital provides community and inpatient mental health care, alongside substance misuse services across the North West.
It is one of the most active research trusts in the UK, with one of the highest levels of recruitment to clinical trials for mental health. This puts our staff and service users at the leading edge of new mental health treatments.
They provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in the area and a wide range of mental health and substance misuse services across the North West of England and beyond.
The Trust provides a range of specialist services including prison in reach across the North of England, a Specialist Centre for mental health and deafness and in patient perinatal mental health care.
We have been rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission. Our substance misuse services, and leadership were rated as Outstanding.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a consultative, supervisory, and supportive role to the multi-disciplinary team. Expected case load is around 330. The majority of clinical work is clinic based, but service users may also be seen at home, as required. The clinic can be at different sites, within short distance from the base.
About us
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Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
Undertake assessments of referrals/ admissions to the service
Diagnose and formulate management plans in complex presentations.
Provide management in treatment resistant and complex presentations
Assessment and management of risk including of vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety and risk of harm to others.
Preparation of Mental Health Review Tribunal and Managers Hearings reports and attendance at subsequent hearings.
Work in a collaborative way with multidisciplinary teams including external partners.
Work in partnership with psychiatrists from partner providers such as Forensic and Rehabilitation Psychiatrists.
Leadership role:
Lead clinical decision making in the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high-quality care
Develop service clinical priorities in line with national and professional guidance and standards
Engage with service transformation programmesincluding attendance at Consultant meetings for their service and directorate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
Undertake assessments of referrals/ admissions to the service
Diagnose and formulate management plans in complex presentations.
Provide management in treatment resistant and complex presentations
Assessment and management of risk including of vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety and risk of harm to others.
Preparation of Mental Health Review Tribunal and Managers Hearings reports and attendance at subsequent hearings.
Work in a collaborative way with multidisciplinary teams including external partners.
Work in partnership with psychiatrists from partner providers such as Forensic and Rehabilitation Psychiatrists.
Leadership role:
Lead clinical decision making in the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high-quality care
Develop service clinical priorities in line with national and professional guidance and standards
Engage with service transformation programmesincluding attendance at Consultant meetings for their service and directorate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB or equivalent qualification.
- MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- Full General Medical Council Registration and Licence to Practise (In process).
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- Additional clinical qualifications.
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Transport
Essential
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social
- perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in
- English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist
- experience relevant to post within NHS or
- comparable service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB or equivalent qualification.
- MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
- Full General Medical Council Registration and Licence to Practise (In process).
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- Additional clinical qualifications.
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Transport
Essential
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social
- perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in
- English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist
- experience relevant to post within NHS or
- comparable service
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).
