Job summary

In Birmingham, we have about 24,000 people who have a learning disability. In our fast-paced day-to-day lives, many of them face challenges with daily living and being an active member in society. At Learning Disabilities, we are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to partner with us and make a difference for our patients.

Named recently by Rough Guide in its top 10 best cities in the world, Birmingham is an excellent place to live in, while working for one of the city's biggest employers, Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust. As the UK's second city, we are the city with the youngest population and more canals than Venice. It has excellent transport links, world-class sport and entertainment. We are also leading the way in UK for 5G. The city is a regional centre for shopping and leisure. We have a rich diverse community and have become a popular dining destination from award winning street food to Michelin Star cuisine.

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality, accessible and responsive community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in people's homes and in over 300 hospitals, health centres and clinics. We provide services for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services.

Main duties of the job

• Senior Psychiatric input and clinical leadership for the North Hub Multidisciplinary Team. This includes a key role in ensuring that the service as a whole delivers safe and effective care that is acceptable to patients and carers.
• Supervision of psychiatric medical staff working within the Learning Disability Service.
• Undertake teaching and educational initiatives to develop skills of the Local Multidisciplinary team and the wider Learning Disability Service.
• Interface with neurology and other health services where needed to facilitate access of service users into services that provide the most appropriate care for people with intellectual disabilities.
• Senior interface with other community mental health services to ensure optimum Psychiatric Services for service users.
• Psychiatric advice and leadership to one or more of the Clinical Reference Groups together with other appropriate management activities.
• Liaison with children services to optimise transition of children into adult service.
• To maintain and develop professional competencies using the process of The Royal College of Psychiatrists' monitored Personal Development Plan.

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

IMPORTANT

• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Senior Psychiatric input and clinical leadership for the North Hub Multidisciplinary Team. This includes a key role in ensuring that the service as a whole delivers safe and effective care that is acceptable to patients and carers.
• Supervision of psychiatric medical staff working within the Learning Disability Service.
• Undertake teaching and educational initiatives to develop skills of the Local Multidisciplinary team and the wider Learning Disability Service.
• Interface with neurology and other health services where needed to facilitate access of service users into services that provide the most appropriate care for people with intellectual disabilities.
• Senior interface with other community mental health services to ensure optimum Psychiatric Services for service users.
• Psychiatric advice and leadership to one or more of the Clinical Reference Groups together with other appropriate management activities.
• Liaison with children services to optimise transition of children into adult service.
• To maintain and develop professional competencies using the process of The Royal College of Psychiatrists monitored Personal Development Plan.
• To support and participate in Clinical Governance and Audit.
• To comply with all Trust policies including Equal Opportunities policies and to promote equality of access to healthcare at all times.
• Participation in the consultant out of hours on-call rota and reciprocal cover arrangements for annual and study leave.
• Utilise electronic patient records system to maintain clinical records, clinical coding, outcomes and activity.

The postholder will have a named lead for providing administrative support

To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager.

To minimise the Trusts environmental impact wherever possible, including recycling, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use. Helping to reduce paper waste by minimising printing/copying and reducing water usage, reporting faults and heating/cooling concerns promptly and minimising travel. Where the role includes the ordering and use of supplies or equipment the post holder will consider the environmental impact of purchases.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Recognised basic medical degree
• Approved Clinician Status and approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act
• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice

Desirable

• Relevant Higher Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications.
• Experience in UK of working at consultant level in specialist services for people with intellectual disability.
• Additional experience e.g. neurodevelopmental disorders, psychological therapies, liaison

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised basic medical degree

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