Consultant Psychiatrist in Working Age Adult Psychiatry

Job summary

The post has arisen due to the current post holder leaving the role. The post is located in the South Community Mental Health Team, based at Worsley Court, Selby. The South CMHT provides expert secondary mental health care to adults over the age of 18 who live in the South of York and surrounding area.

The locality has recently moved from GP allocated services to post code allocated services and there are further plans to align our services with the Primary Care Home model.

The other parts of the city are covered by the North CMHT based in York at Huntington House; the west team based at Acomb Garth in York and the Central team, also based at Huntington house in York.

The team is multi-disciplinary, utilising the expertise of doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers and support workers. There is access to the dietetics team, physical health team and pharmacy.

Current case load numbers: 273 Case load of nurses: Caseload of community mental health practitioners average 35

• Waiting list numbers: 38 Main duties of the job You will be part of the leadership cell and will develop close working relationships with the other clinicians in the CMHT. You will provide clinical leadership to the team and attend huddles and supercells as part of this role. You will assess and treat patients in an outpatient setting. Core work in this setting, on average, will involve 1 new and 6 follow up patients per week. You will work with other professionals as co-workers but are not expected to be lead professional.

About us

We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby.

We provide a range inpatient and community services to 2m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.

We deliver our services by working in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public. Psychiatrists are essential contributors to our mental health teams.

Service users expect and are justified to expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services.

The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment and retention in a variety of ways and the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce. (Please see attached Supporting Document).

Job description

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responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. The job description has yet to be approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Person Specification

Leadership Essential Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback. Able to influence and persuade to improve services Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team. Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust.

Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment Able to adapt to and lead service change. Desirable Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team.

Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust.

Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning Essential Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training Participated in continuous professional development Participated 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 Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken Experienced 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

Qualifications

Essential MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.

Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register in the Specialty or within 6 months of gaining CCT Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment Desirable Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.

MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification. Included on the GMC Specialist Register.

Clinical Knowledge & Skills 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 Desirable Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service Experience Essential Experience of working within the specialty Desirable Any other experience that may be applicable 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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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

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