Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult Community Psychiatry (Civic)
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
We have an exciting opportunity within the adult community mental health service in Borehamwood. This post involves providing clinical leadership to one of the South-West Community Mental Health Team (based in Watford) providing diagnostic assessments and treatment to service users with severe, complex, and high-risk psychiatric conditions. Borehamwood Adult Community Mental Health Service provides secondary psychiatric care to resident people of working age. The team look after mental health disorder of psychotic and non-psychotic nature, cluster 4 to 17 of the Honos clustering system.
HPFT is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the South West Community Mental Health Team.
Main duties of the job
1. To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed by consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust's personnel policies and procedures.
2. 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.
3. To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
4. To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
5. To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
About us
This is a hugely exciting time for the Trust having recently achieved an OUTSTANDING CQC 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
* 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
* Flexible working
* Excellent staff benefits
* Health and wellbeing support
* Generous relocation package up to £7.5K (subject to terms & conditions)
Job 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).
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
* Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications.
* 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.
* Section-12/Approved clinician approval
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Clinical skills, Knowledge and 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.
* 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.
Academic skills Lifelong Learning
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
* Participated in continuous professional development.
* Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement.
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.
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