NHS - Consultant Psychiatrist in Community General Adult Psychiatry-Weymouth

Job overview

You will form part of a high calibre consultant peer group in the heart of Dorset and will work in an established multidisciplinary community mental health team in Weymouth.

We are in the process of rolling out and embedding the exciting new mental health offer in Dorset as part of the large-scale transformation work, and are in the process of building and developing successful relationships with Primary care and the Community.

This role is Full Time , we are committed to enabling flexible working and would welcome a discussion on how this could be achieved for you.

You will take part in the consultant on-call rota remunerated paid at 3% plus 0.75APA.

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.

Do you have a friend or family member you would recommend to join us? If the person you refer is appointed by the Trust and completes their probationary period you will receive £500 reward payment for the introduction! Please contact the recruitment team if you require further info!

Main duties of the job

Weymouth and Portland CMHT is a large multidisciplinary team with a clinical team leader, 2 Band 7 specialists who co work complex cases, 8 CCO posts, dedicated duty workers, support workers and a very experienced admin team. We also have a Social workers who are part of the wider team.

As part of its integrated service for service users on CPA and Standard Care, the team offers variety of services including a Physical Health Checks Service, Depot Clinic (including Olanzapine monitoring), Nurse led ADHD Clinic, Community Resource Team (social inclusion, employment, education), designated Duty service, psychological therapies (including a DBT pathway and individual therapy), Education and Quality Assurance meetings.

an annual study leave budget of up to £1000.

Working for our organisation

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.

Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

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.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Detailed job description and main 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

• 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.

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualification

Eligibility

• Must be in possession or within 6 months of possession of a CCT in Psychiatry or on Specialist Register in Psychiatry.
• On Specialist Register in enter specialism Psychiatry.
• Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician approval or ability to obtain approval before starting post

• Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g. general practice, medicine.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• knowledge in specialty
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Teaching Experience
• Teaching Experience

Management Skills

• Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of good patient care
• Able to manage priorities
• Evidence of management/Leadership skills training

• Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff

Leadership Skills

• Understand principles of leadership and give examples of leadership in own practice.
• Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team

Clinical Governance

• 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

Supervision of Junior medical Staff

• Knowledge of requirements for supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff.
• Approved educational supervisor training

Research and Audit

• 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

• Published audit project

At Dorset HealthCare we want to offer all our staff the opportunity to work flexibly, putting health and wellbeing first, whilst continuing the delivery of excellent patient care. Flexible working looks different for everyone and we welcome applicants to discuss flexible working opportunities with the recruiting manager.

What working for us will provide:

• 27 days of annual leave, rising to 33 over ten years (for staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions)
• Excellent NHS pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing services
• Flexible working options, including family-friendly hours
• Free training and one-to-one career coaching to reach your career goals
• Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and AHPs
• Access to nine staff networks – have a voice and transform our Trust
• Relocation costs where applicable
• Salary sacrifice scheme opportunities – including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment, and buying annual leave
• NHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and more

Visit our careers website to learn more about our culture, staff stories, benefits, development programmes and opportunities.

What you need to do:

Before applying for this post, please do ensure that you have read the job description and person specification requirements. If you think you have everything we're looking for, then we'd love to hear from you, alternatively if you would like more information about the role please do not hesitate to contact us.

At this point, we wish to thank you for your interest in working for us and apologise we cannot take your application any further.

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