CONSULTANT IN (Early Intervention for Psychosis Insight Team)
(Laura Mitchell Centre, Great Albion Street, Halifax, HX1 1YR)
Permanent, full time, 10 Programmed Activities per week plus on-call
(part time may be considered)
South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust are recruiting for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Calderdale EIP TEAM based at Laura Mitchell Centre in Halifax. This role plays a vital part in ensuring our patients receive the care that they need and will be an integral role within the EIP Team.
As a Trust, we are passionate about helping people reach their potential and live well in their communities by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. If you're kind, caring, and compassionate, putting the person first and in the center, respecting families and carers, being honest, open, and transparent, seeking to improve, and aiming to be outstanding, we want you. How we work is as important to us as what we do. Our values and how we behave really matter to us.
Main duties of the job
If you have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of this exciting post, please do not hesitate to contact Dr Faisal Badshah or Prof. Thiyagesh for a further discussion:
Dr Syed Faisal Badshah, Clinical Lead / Consultant Psychiatrist Tel: 01484 343744 / Faisal.badshah@swyt.nhs.uk
Prof. S Thiyagesh, Chief Medical Officer - Tel: 01924 316305 / subha.thiyagesh@swyt.nhs.uk
About us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health, and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities; we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families, and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups; we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means we're accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we're run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical, and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve the right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The advert, job description, and person specification for this post can be found under the supporting documents section.
Person Specification
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.
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
* Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-professional team and liaise with a wide variety of agencies.
Desirable
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
* CAMHS experience.
Physical Attributes
Essential
* Engage in Trust Occupational Health initiatives and act in a manner to protect the Health & Safety of patients and staff. For example, having the flu jab (unless medically contraindicated).
* Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post.
* A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
* Smart professional appearance.
Desirable
* The Trust is a Smoke Free Trust and the post holder would be expected to lead by example as a non-smoker.
Experience
Essential
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* Spent a minimum of four years (full time or equivalent) in postgraduate medical experience in the UK or equivalent medical experience. At least 2 years experience in psychiatry.
* At least 6 months experience in adult psychiatry.
Desirable
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
* Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 to 6 months of appointment.
Professional & Personal Attributes
Essential
* Demonstrate emotional intelligence and leadership skills.
* Able to work flexibly and efficiently prioritise conflicting demands.
* Able to effectively manage time and resources within a team.
* Able to use electronic records.
* Commitment to annual appraisal and revalidation.
Desirable
* Demonstrate proactive leadership.
* Demonstrate problem solving skills.
* Has cared for close family / friend with mental health needs.
Qualifications
Essential
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* MRCPsych.
* Additional clinical qualifications.
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
* Participate in continuous professional development.
* Participate in research or service evaluation.
* Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
* Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable
* Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
* Reflect on purpose of CPD undertaken.
* Experience 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.
Transport
Essential
* Holds (or is in position of obtaining a driving licence within 3 to 6 months of starting) and will use valid UK driving licence.
Employer details
Employer name
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Laura Mitchell Health And Wellbeing Centre
Great Albion Street
Halifax
HX1 1YR
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