Consultant Psychiatrist

Location: Barnstaple, EX311QL
Salary: £105504.00 to £139882.00
Date posted: 16th December 2024
Closing date: 31st January 2025

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Job Description:

North Devon is a great place to live and work, with an outstanding natural environment (beaches and surf), great schools, and great links with the regional city of Exeter. This new post will increase the most senior clinical capacity (Consultant Psychiatrists and Nurse Consultants) within our Adult Community Mental Health Services, following the partial retirement of one of the current Consultants.

You will be part of a friendly, cohesive, multidisciplinary team, keen to lead and work collaboratively within the national Community Mental Health Services Framework, which is a priority area of development for the Trust. Clinical practice is increasingly integrated with Primary Care and the Devon Mental Health Alliance (VCSEs) through PCN-aligned Multi-Agency Teams. There are also Specialist Community teams (Rehabilitation, Community Eating Disorders and Complex Emotional Needs), and Acute Psychiatry teams (Home Treatment, Liaison Psychiatry and Inpatients). We share our Electronic Patient Record (SystmOne) with the vast majority of our GPs.

The Trust also has a range of other Specialist teams such as CAMHS, OPMH, Perinatal Psychiatry, Eating Disorder inpatient Unit, Tertiary Complex Emotional Needs service, Learning Disability, Neurodiversity (Autism and ADHD) and Forensic Services (Community and Inpatient).

The Trust encourages and supports Senior Clinical Leadership involvement in service development and quality improvement work, as well as personal CPD for your own development.

Main duties of the job

The post, based in Barnstaple and Ilfracombe, covers the General Adult Community CMHT and the Specialist Team for Early Intervention in Psychosis (STEP) team for the same GPs/PCN. You will provide clinical leadership to the teams and work closely with the Team and Locality Managers within the Trust governance structures. You will be invited to the in-person quarterly Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) meeting. This is well attended, provides good professional support, and gives the Consultant body considerable opportunity to influence Trust practice and policy.

Clinical consultations will be by Outpatient Clinics (in person, with phone/video/online options), a weekly MDT meeting, and ad-hoc advice to the (co-located) teams. Collaborative working with Primary Care and VCSE is mainly via a weekly online Multi-Agency Team meeting, and routine communication with GPs (email, letters etc.). Practice visits are encouraged. GP referrals are made through a Trust-wide Referral Management Team, with local triage within the CMHTs and STEP. The majority of new assessments are done by team members, with only a few triaged direct to Consultants.

You will be an Approved Clinician and S12 approved, able to undertake MHAA work.

About us

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust's core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full Registration with the General Medical Council.
• To hold Approved Clinician status at the point of taking up post.
• Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview.
• Approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.
• CCT or CESR in General Adult Psychiatry.
• Other professional qualification.

Experience

• Prior experience working in a Community Mental Health Team.
• Experience of psychiatric practice in a range of settings, especially the community.
• Experience of audit and an understanding of the principles of clinical governance.
• Evidence of development of special interest in areas related or complimentary to Community General Adult Psychiatry.
• Proven commitment to improving the quality of clinical care.

Teaching and Supervision

• Experience of teaching undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Evidence of additional teaching skills.
• Experience as a lecturer or supervisor.
• Experience in Clinical Supervision.

Management

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and managers.
• Awareness of NHS management and funding arrangements.
• Management training / experience.
• Experience of involvement in service development.

Research

• Ability to interpret published research and to apply research findings to clinical practice.
• Aptitude for and practical experience of research.

Aptitudes and Values

• Evidence of ability to exercise leadership in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other clinical teams.
• A team player able to inspire and support staff at all levels of training and across professional disciplines.
• A commitment to continuing professional development.
• A commitment to multidisciplinary and multi-agency working.
• A commitment to respect, inclusiveness and diversity.
• Evidence of new ideas in service delivery.
• A track record of implementing service initiatives.
• A track record of team leadership or collaboration with other agencies.

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.