1. Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines)
2. Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approval
3. Approved Clinician status or Eligibility
Desirable
4. Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychology, or other studies
Training
Essential
5. Higher specialist training in psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post.
6. CCT in Psychiatry OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview.
Desirable
7. Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post such as working in in-patient and PICU settings as a specialist trainee or Consultant.
Clinical Experience
Essential
8. Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in this specialty.
9. Experience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies.
Desirable
10. Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group
11. Development of close collaboration with primary care services
Ability
Essential
12. Ability to undertake full range of consultant responsibilities
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
13. Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions.
14. Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively.
15. Commitment to active clinical governance.
16. Ability to promote effective team working.
17. Capacity to prioritise workload.
18. Active participation in clinical audit.
19. Commitment to interagency partnership working.
20. Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues, and staff of other organisations.
21. Good spoken and written English.
22. Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
23. Must have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers.
24. Experience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees.
25. Application of research evidence to clinical practice.
Desirable
26. Relevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
27. Inter-agency partnership working and development.
28. Consultant Appraiser
29. Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
30. Supervision of advanced level trainees
31. Research experience and skills
GMC
Essential
32. Full GMC registration
33. Meets specifications set out in GMC guidance: duty of doctor
Desirable
34. Specialist Register
Skills
Essential
35. Good IT skills
Transport
Essential
36. Mobility as required by the post
Desirable
37. Valid drivers licence
38. Own vehicle
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