Consultant in Community General Adult Psychiatry - Poole West
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist? Come and join Poole West CMHT, based at Alderney hospital.
As a Consultant Psychiatrist you will provide assessment and ongoing care for service users, along with advice and guidance to local GPs and clinical leadership of the multi-professional team.
You will be part of an active leadership team, comprising the service manager, team leaders, consultants, and psychology lead, which meets monthly to review performance and plan service development. You will also be a medical lead in a weekly MDT meeting, joined with Poole North CMHT.
You will take part of the on-call rota. The on-call rota is Dorset wide and paid at 3% on call availability plus additional 0.25PA for full time participation.
You will be expected to maintain Section 12 (2) and be an Approved Clinician.
Work-life balance is important to all of us; we are committed to enabling flexible working and welcome discussions around this. This may include compressed hours over four days, job sharing, part-time working, and home working.
This role offers a Recruitment and Retention payment of £10,000 to be paid in monthly instalments for the first year of employment.
We also provide a generous relocation package of up to £10,000 if you are interested in moving to our beautiful county.
Main duties of the job
This is a friendly, supportive, and social team and includes two team leaders, CPNs, integrated social workers, psychologists, support time recovery workers, employment specialists, a peer specialist, and a physical health worker. Poole West CMHT also has a GP trainee and an ST 4-6 doctor shared with Poole North CMHT.
The size and specialisms of the team mean we can provide interventions including a DBT skills group, structured clinical management in personality disorders, emotional management skills groups (RELAY), depot clinic, clozapine clinic, physical health clinic, employment support, and behavioural activation.
You will have 3 Consultant colleagues on site, who share emergency cover on a rota.
About us
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities, and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do, and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all we do.
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
* General medical Qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise.
* MRCPsych or recognised equivalent, e.g. membership of a psychiatry college in another country.
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Must be in possession or within 6 months of possession of a CCT in Psychiatry or on Specialist Register in Psychiatry.
* On Specialist Register in General Adult Psychiatry.
* Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician approval or ability to obtain approval before starting post.
* Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g. general practice, medicine.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
* Excellent knowledge in specialty.
* Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wider medical knowledge.
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
* Make decisions based on evidence and experience including contribution of others.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills.
* Teaching Experience.
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within the NHS or comparable service.
Dorset HealthCare Values
* Proactive, respectful, supportive, reliable and trustworthy, and positive.
Management Skills
* Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of good patient care.
* Able to manage priorities.
* Evidence of management/Leadership skills training.
* Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff.
Leadership Skills
* Understand principles of leadership and give examples of leadership in own practice.
* Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
Clinical Governance
* An understanding of the importance of Clinical Governance in the NHS organisations and importance in patient care.
* Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy, and legislation.
* To have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning.
* To have an understanding of the stresses involved in being a consultant psychiatrist and how to manage these appropriately.
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.
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Consultant for Community GA Psychiatry
£105,504 to £139,882 a year p.a. pro rata for part time.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working.
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