Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist Crisis Resolution (Cygnet)
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area: Psychiatry
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 367-HPFT-MEDICAL-468-C
Site: Cygnet House (1st floor offices)
Town: Ware
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/12/2024 23:59
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust, we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered, please take part in our online values questionnaire. When you have finished, you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
We are currently seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our busy division of Planned Care in Hertfordshire. The post will involve providing clinical leadership to the Community Mental Health Team covering patients living in Hertfordshire.
Clinical work such as outpatient clinics will take place at one of the clinic bases but may also occur in another Trust location or other community destinations such as at home, in prison, or in police stations.
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of people of working age from his/her catchment with mental health problems, which are referred or otherwise present to secondary care mental health services.
Main duties of the job
* To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed by consultant colleagues and the medical director in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures.
* To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
* To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
* To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
* To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
* To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
* To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust and the team including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
This list is not exhaustive; please see attached job description.
Working for our organisation
This is a hugely exciting time for the Trust, having recently achieved an OUTSTANDING CQC RATING and being one of just five mental health and learning disabilities NHS trusts in England to hold an outstanding rating.
We are driven by our values. If you believe in Respect, Kindness, and a Positive outlook, then you'll be right at home.
Here's what we have to offer you
* Mentoring support for new Consultants
* Dedicated support to help become a future NHS Leader
* Access to Leadership, Teaching, Education, and Research opportunities
* A strong ethos on Learning and Development
* Access to a state-of-the-art Simulation Training Facility including opportunities to join the Multidisciplinary Simulation Faculty
* Access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-calibre Consultants
* Study leave of 30 days over 3 years
* Study leave budget of £800 per person per annum
* Innovative patient electronic record system (PARIS)/ Admin and IT equipment/ software to improve work experience
* Health and wellbeing support
* Flexible APAs to seek development opportunities in service development/ management/ Simulation Training/ working with Community Transformation Projects
* Dedicated SPA time in Job Plan
* Generous relocation package up to £7.5K (subject to terms & conditions)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
It is envisaged that the post holder will work 10 programmed activities over 5 days. Following appointment, there will be a meeting at no later than three months with the clinical manager to review and revise the job plan and objectives of the post holder. The overall split of the programmed activities is 7.5 to be devoted to direct clinical care and 2.5 to supporting professional activities (as per the Royal College of Psychiatrists recommendation).
Additional duties include but are not exhaustive:
* To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
* To participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.
* To comply with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders, and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service.
Person specification
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management.
* Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications.
Eligibility
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* CCT in Psychiatry; OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT/CESR at the time of interview.
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
* Approved clinician approval.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
* Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in general Adult psychiatry.
* Experience of close collaborative working with social care and other agencies.
* Experience of working with service users who have complex needs within Adult psychiatry.
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
* Excellent degree of medical knowledge in relation to working age adults.
Academic Skills Lifelong Learning
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
* Participated in continuous professional development.
* Participated in research or service evaluation.
* Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
* Has actively participated in clinical audit.
* Holds a full valid driving license and access to a car (Unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995).
* Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
* 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.
* Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
* Experience of organising and overseeing psychotherapy training program for psychiatry trainees.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services.
If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Additional Information
HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community.
The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.
Infection Control
All our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures which could include wearing a mask on all our Trust sites and in all roles.
If you have problems applying, contact
Name: Dr Kiran Vishwanath
Job title: Medical Lead
Email address: kiran.viswanath@nhs.net
Address: The Colonnades, Beaconsfield Road, Hatfield, AL10 8YE
Telephone: 07971639527
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