NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area: General Adult Psychiatry
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref: 380-MED-24-018-PERM-B
Site: The Beacon Community Mental Health Centre
Town: Ramsgate
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offers a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will join the Thanet Community Mental Health Team, which has a dedicated Duty team, assessment and CAPA assessment team. There is a robust system of medical support to the team and to ensure medical leadership.
The Trust regards this as an opportune moment to develop the functioning of the team. The service covers the eastern area of the town, an area of particular social deprivation with considerable drug and alcohol-related difficulties in the local population. You will carry no responsibility for inpatients.
You will learn to interact with other specialties such as the Mother and Infant Mental Health team and Neuropsychiatry.
Successful applicants will ideally have MRCPsych or equivalent and be on, or within six months of inclusion on, the Specialist Register. You will be fully registered with the GMC, and have Approved Clinician status and S12 approval under the Mental Health Act (or achieve this within 3 months of appointment).
Main duties of the job
* To conduct assessment and treatment of mental health conditions who are under the secondary mental health services.
* To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director.
* To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health.
* To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services.
* To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
* To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
Working for our organisation
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing vital mental health, learning disability, and specialist services to a population of 1.8 million people across Kent and Medway.
Join our extensive network of medical professionals and contribute to making a positive impact. We offer exceptional professional development opportunities, allowing you to hone your skills while enjoying the high quality of life in the picturesque Garden of England.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing brilliant care through brilliant people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For detailed information regarding the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification or search ‘ KMPT Careers Job ref: 380-MED-24-018-PERM’ .
Person specification
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Additional clinical qualifications.
ELIGIBILITY
* 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.
* Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
* Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
TRANSPORT
* Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
* 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
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
ACADEMIC SKILLS & LIFELONG LEARNING
* 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
* Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
* Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
Trust Values:
* Respect- We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated.
* Openness- Work in a collaborative, transparent way.
* Accountability- We are professional and responsible for our actions.
* Working together- We work together to make a difference for our service users.
* Innovation- We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services.
* Excellence- We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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