Consultant Psychiatrist - Bolton North CMHT
Consultant
Main area: Psychiatry
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 437-MD-7090831
Site: Bentley House
Town: Bolton
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/05/2025 23:59
Job overview
Bolton Community mental health teams (CMHTs) provide multi-disciplinary assessment, treatment, and care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health problems. The service is available to residents of Bolton, aged 16 to 70 years, with a diagnosed functional mental health problem. This typically includes service users with:
* Severe Affective Disorder
* Complex Personality Disorder
* Autism Spectrum Conditions
* ADHD
Main duties of the job
There are two CMHTs in Bolton – covering the population of North and South. These are determined by the populations of GP practices and are reviewed in line with the changing population size and profile, and patterns of referrals.
North Bolton CMHT serves the populations of the following GP practices:
* Halliwell Surgery
* Burnside Surgery
* Waters Meeting Health Centre
* Pike View Health Centre
* Mandalay Medical Centre
* Astley Centre
* Market Surgery
The catchment population for each Adult Psychiatrist in Bolton, including this post-holder, is 30,000, accounting for GP practice population size and profile, including morbidity, social deprivation, and referral patterns.
The North Bolton CMHT caseload is approximately 800 – 900 patients, shared between two Adult Community Psychiatrists. The post-holder can expect their caseload to be approximately:
* 350 – 400 patients under Care Programme Approach (CPA) with a care co-ordinator
* 50 - 80 patients on non-CPA outpatient only
* 10 – 15 patients who are subject to a Community Treatment Order
The outpatient clinics (based at Bentley House CMHT in Wigan) are expected to receive a referral rate of 12 new patients per month from the catchment population. It is suggested that the post-holder develop three to four clinics with one new patient and four follow-up patients in each clinic, and eventually develop emergency slots in the future.
Working for our organisation
Largest mental health provider in Greater Manchester with focus on delivering excellent mental health care. Posts across rural, suburban and urban settings.
Standard offer of 2.5 SPAs: 7.5 DCCs (pro rata). Support for flexible and less than full-time working. Opportunities to pursue a special interest. The Trust is highly active in research and innovation and has links with a number of local universities; consultants can engage with research from recruitment through to dedicated research time.
Clear framework for interested colleagues to develop management and leadership skills and take up positions in leadership and management. Access to in-house training including a Recovery Academy. Structured and supported approach to appraisal and revalidation. Agreed process for career breaks. Relocation package.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Medical Degree
* MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
* Specialist Register
* GMC
* Approved Clinician
Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.
**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**
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