Job summary
Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of a new service model that is working in partnership with local services to meet the needs of those presenting with complex mental health needs together?
We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our newly transformed Telford & Wrekin Community Mental Health Service which has been aligned to work with our local group of Primary Care Networks
Telford & Wrekin Community Mental Health service provide assessmentand evidence based interventions for people who are presenting withcomplex mental health difficulties that are significantly impacting on their daily life alongside our partner organisations
This is a permanent full-time (10PAs) post in General Adult Psychiatry. The emphasis is to provide timely and comprehensive assessment, interventions & treatment to service users & their families/carers, whilst working within a multi-disciplinary team format
We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist with the interest in providing strong medical leadership as the post involves providing clinical leadership to the team as part of a collective leadership structure, which shares responsibility for ensuring that the care delivered by the service is safe and of a high quality standard
Why move to our County? Shropshire is often described as a 'rural gem' it combines the best of old and new, has vast open spaces and a strong range of education provisions
If you are interested in moving to our beautiful county, we can provide a generous relocation package of up to £8,000. Please speak discuss this package or others our Trust could offer
Main duties of the job
This post enables dedicated Consultant input into one of our five Integrated Community Mental Services (CMHS) that are based across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. You will be expected to provide community care and treatment, with the facility for assessment of referred service users, flexible review of complex service users and timely discharge in liaison with General Practitioners. Service Users will present with a range of mental health difficulties and need.
The role is aligned to the Telford and Wrekin CMHS, which comprising of four PCNs. This service in total has Adult Consultants and 2 Older Adult Consultants. The post is aligned to cover 1 of the PCNs (Wrekin PCN)
The role involves providing clinical leadership to the team as part of a collective leadership structure, and providing support and supervision as required to Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Non-Medical Prescribers. The post holder will have responsibility to supervise a trainee attached to the team, although as with any training post this is subject to trainee availability. Opportunities are also available in the Trust to participate in postgraduate and undergraduate education for JuniorDoctors and medical students from Keele Medical School.
We would love to hear from you to discuss how together we might design this role around you and your specialist interests. We are committed to enabling flexible working and would welcome a discussion on how this could be achieved for you, with options includingworking remotely from home
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
1. Dedicated SPA time of up to 25% of working hours
2. Paid study leave (on application and approval) in addition to CPD
3. Potential of extra PA for DCC with requisite pay per PA
4. Inclusion on the Consultant on-call rota for the higher level with 3%, 5% or 8% requisite pay depending on frequency
5. A range of recruitment incentives available, including up to £8k relocation package
6. Up to 32 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 34 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
7. Excellent NHS Pension scheme
8. Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
9. Options for flexible working
10. Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
11. If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
12. Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
13. Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
14. Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
15. Free car parking at all trust sites
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with a passion for working with adults presenting with complex mental health difficulties. The successful person will need to encourage effective engagement of this cohort of people, maintaining compassion and hope through every contact.
You will need to have the following key skills and experience:
16. To have a genuine passion for working with adults presenting with complex mental health needs
17. To be able to work well in a team
18. To have excellent leadership qualities
19. To provide evidenced based care that is recovery focused
Professional
20. To comply with all Trust policies and the Living Our Values Framework.
21. To maintain professional registration with the GMC and a full Licence to Practice, be engaging in appraisal, revalidation and job planning.
22. To maintain Approved Clinician (AC) status
23. To comply with Trust mandatory training
24. To operate with transparency, including maintenance of an electronic diary
For Clinical and Non-clinical please refer to the attached Job Description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
25. oMedical Degree
26. oMRC Psych or equivalent
27. oEligible for inclusion on the specialist register (senior trainees must be within six months of CCT at the point of interview)
Desirable
28. oSpecialty Training
Clinical and Professional Competence
Essential
29. oExperience in General Adult Psychiatry at ST 4 -6 level or equivalent senior level in a variety of settings including in-patient and community.
30. oAwareness of current guidelines for the assessment and treatment of mental disorder
31. oEligibility for Approved Clinician status and knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act.