Consultant Psychiatrist - Kirkby CMHT

Site Northwood House Town Kirkby Salary £105,504 - £139,882 plus 10% R&R (non contractual) & 1% on call Salary period Yearly Closing 16/02/:59

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce.

Job overview

Applications are invited for a 0.6 WTE (6PAs) Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Kirkby Community Mental Health Team. At Mersey Care we are passionate about mental health and wellbeing and delivering the best possible care for the people we serve. Quality, recovery and wellbeing are at the heart of everything that we do.

If successful in your application for this post (6 PAs), you will join a dynamic and dedicated multi-disciplinary team delivering high quality assessment and treatment of adults with psychosis and other severe mental illnesses referred from linked general practices from the Kirkby CMHT coverage.

Main duties of the job

1. Consultant Psychiatrist responsibility for Kirkby CMHT
2. Actively involved in the leadership, management and decision making
3. Utilise a flexible approach to delivery of clinical care
4. Supervise and support team members who carry out assessments of patients referred to the team.
5. Carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide treatment for patients.
6. Support MDT staff to manage psychiatric emergencies
7. Conduct patient reviews and lead Multidisciplinary reviews, CPA reviews and multi-professional team meetings
8. Contribute to the development of the service and be actively involved in the critical evaluation of its effectiveness over time.
9. Foster relationships between staff within each organisation
10. Act as team responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 and carry out duties in accordance to the code of practice.
11. Carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and as required participate in Trust's risk management processes such as Health Risk Assessment and Management Meetings(H-RAMM)
12. Maintain a high level of effective communication and work flexibly and cooperatively with other parts of the service including; inpatient units, other community mental health teams, specialist services and primary care.
13. Liaison with families / carers other stakeholders and interested parties

Person specification Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
• 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
• 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 of General Adult Psychiatry
• 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
• Able to work constructively in and to lead a multidisciplinary team

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation
• Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement; awards, prizes, presentation and publications

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As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.

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