This is a post for a full-time (10 PA) Consultant Rehabilitation Psychiatrist to cover the Mental Health Rehabilitation Service in the East of the county of Dorset. You will provide medical input into the in-patient rehabilitation unit and Community Rehab Team (CRT), which are part of a wider Complex Care Mental Health Service.
You will work within the pan-Dorset Mental Health Complex Care Service which provides comprehensive community and inpatient based services to patients registered with general practitioners within Dorset.
The Service offers care and support to male and female service users, aged 18 years and over.
You will be expected to maintain Section 12 (2) and be an Approved Clinician.
This post attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £20,000 plus a further relocation package of up to £10,000 if relocating to Dorset. In addition, we offer a commitment to flexible working, career development opportunities and our excellent NHS benefits.
The post also attracts 10 days per year of study leave and an annual study leave budget of up to £1000.
Main duties of the job
You will work with the teams that provide community rehab and inpatient based services to patients registered with general practitioners within Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. This role is flexible to the needs of the service and is supported by a Specialty doctor post and Nurse Practitioner Approved Clinician as well as the wider Complex Care Service Senior Team and medics based across the County. This post has a trainee attached to it.
Nightingale House is a 13 bed mixed gender unit that provides inpatient specialist assessment, treatment, and interventions to enable recovery of people with complex mental health needs.
For all services, you will assist in the assessment of new patients into the service, their ongoing management, and review when it is appropriate for patients to be transferred back to general adult teams. You will ensure that patients receive appropriate clinical assessments and will ensure that there is appropriate medical input into care planning.
The caseload numbers will reflect the complexity of the client base that Mental Health Practitioners will be care coordinating in the community. It is anticipated that these clinicians will manage between 10 and 12 clients in the community including those transitioning from Inpatient Rehabilitation Services. It is anticipated that the other clinical roles within the CRT will not hold a caseload.
The post holder will have the opportunity to be involved in the further shaping of local rehabilitation services.
About us
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
* General medical Qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise.
* MRCPsych or recognised equivalent, e.g. membership of a psychiatry college in another country.
Desirable
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Additional clinical qualification
Eligibility
Essential
* Must be in possession or within 6 months of possession of a CCT in Psychiatry or on Specialist Register in Psychiatry.
* Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician approval or ability to obtain approval before starting post
* On Specialist Register in enter specialism Psychiatry.
Desirable
* Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g. general practice, medicine.
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
* Excellent knowledge in specialty
* Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wider medical knowledge.
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
* Make decisions based on evidence and experience including contribution of others.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Desirable
* Teaching Experience
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within the NHS or comparable service.
Dorset HealthCare Values
Essential
* Proactive, respectful, supportive, reliable and trustworthy, and positive
Management Skills
Essential
* Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of good patient care
* Able to manage priorities
* Evidence of management/Leadership skills training
Desirable
* Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff
Supervision of Junior medical Staff
Essential
* Knowledge of requirements for supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff.
* Approved educational supervisor training
Self-Awareness
Essential
* To have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning.
* To have an understanding of the stresses involved in being a consultant psychiatrist and how to manage these appropriately.
Clinical Governance
Essential
* An understanding of the importance of Clinical Governance in the NHS organisations and importance in patient care.
* Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation
Leadership Skills
Essential
* Understand principles of leadership and give examples of leadership in own practice.
* Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
Research and Audit
Essential
* Experience of carrying out an audit project
* Experience or involvement in a research project and publication
* Ability to supervisor junior medical staff undertaking research projects
Desirable
* Published audit project
* Ability to critically appraise published research
Employer details
Employer name
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Park Lodge
Kings Park Community Hospital, Gloucester Rd,
Bournemouth
BH7 6JF #J-18808-Ljbffr