Specialty Doctor - Old Age Psychiatry - Salford North Community - Swinton

Job overview

This is a great opportunity for a speciality doctor to join the Older Adult Psychiatry Team in Salford.

This is a full - time appointment for a Specialty Doctor in psychiatry to work with the community mental health team for older adults. They will cover the North Cluster within Salford. This covers predominantly Walkden, Little Hulton, and Worsley.

• The post holder would join the clinical team that currently supports North of Salford. The base would be in Swinton, and they will be supervised by Dr M Javeed.
• The post holder will liaise with the other medical colleagues within the Salford area and support the community team with clinical activity that covers meetings, CPAs, professionals’ meetings, and other Mental Health Act related activity.
• The post holder will review patients presenting to MATs clinics and complete home visits for MATS and CMHT patients.
• The post holder will be expected to Diagnose and formulate management plans with supervision as required.
• The post holder will be expected to be a Section 12 Approved clinician. We will support the post holder to obtain S12 or AC approval if this is required.
• Work in partnership with local GP
• Work in a collaborative way with multidisciplinary teams including external partners.
• Assessment and management of risk including of vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety and risk of harm to others.
• The post holder will not be expected to participate in the Salford middle grade on-call rota.
• The post holder will be professionally accountable to his/her clinical supervisor and the Lead Consultant (Dr M Javeed) and operationally accountable to Mr James Logue who is the Head of Operations

• 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 SPAs: 8 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on the role please see attached detailed job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Medical Degree
• Full GMC Registration
• 4 years full-time Postgraduate or equivalent experience.

Eligibility

• Registered or be eligible to register for CPD with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www..nhsemployers.org

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

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Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click here.

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**