We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the West Assessment and Treatment Service (ATS) in Brighton & Hove. You will be joining a mutually supportive, friendly and enthusiastic team. We are a large multi-disciplinary community mental health team, which provides specialist assessments and treatment to patients presenting with a range of complex and unstable mental health and social needs.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide specialist medical /psychiatric assessment and evidence-based treatment to patients referred to the service.
2. Provide clinical supervision to the HST and informal advice and supervision to non-medical members of the team.
3. Fulfil the duties of Responsible Clinician for patients subject to Community Treatment Orders including attendance at Managers Hearings and Tribunals.
4. Mental Health Act assessments for patients on the team caseload.
5. Liaison with inpatient Responsible Clinicians.
6. Liaison with the forensic team/drug and alcohol services and risk panel as required.
About us
The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Living & Working in Brighton:
1. Be spoilt for choice with Brighton's iconic seafront, vibrant lanes and array of shops and attractions.
2. Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns on your doorstep.
3. Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the renowned Devils Dyke and South Downs National Park.
We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% recognize that care for patients is our top priority.
Key staff survey results include:
1. 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work.
2. 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team.
3. 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles.
Job description
Please see the attached Job Description document for full details of the role and responsibilities that this position offers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Eligibility
Essential
* Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
Transport
Essential
* Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & 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.
Desirable
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
* Ability to work in and lead team.
* Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
* Participated in continuous professional development.
* Participated in research or service evaluation.
* Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
* Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes.
* Ability to work in a participatory way so that shared decision making and conversations around formulation/diagnosis and ongoing care are a collaborative endeavour with the people who access our service.
Desirable
* 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 or improved outcomes to patients.
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Mill View Hospital
Nevill Avenue
Hove
BN3 3HY
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