Bournemouth West Locality Community Mental Health Team, are looking for an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to join our team Full Time.

A a Consultant Psychiatrist you willprovides comprehensive community mental health services to a locality population of 79,000patients aged 18-65.

You will be expected to provide assessment and ongoing care for patientswithin the Sector, along with advice and guidance for GPs and clinical leadership of themulti-professional team.

You will take part in the on-call rota. The weekly on call rota is Dorset wide, at weekends in the East of the county is paid at 3% on call availability supplement PLUS 0.25 APA and in the West of the county is paid at 3% on call availability supplement PLUS 0.75 APA.

You will be expected to maintain Section 12 (2) and be an Approved Clinician.

We are committed to enabling flexible working and would welcome a discussion on how this could be achieved for you.

To find out more please visit, Dorset HealthCare :: Consultant Psychiatrists within CMHTs

Relocation:we can provide a generous relocation package of up to £10,000 if you are interested in moving to our beautiful county

Recruitment and Retention:apayment of £10,000 to be paid in monthly instalments for the first year of employment.

Main duties of the job

Bournemouth West CMHT is a well-established multidisciplinary team and has excellent relationships with other services.The base, Turbary Park provides comprehensive community-based services to patients registered with general practitioners within Bournemouth. The coastline around Bournemouth and the wider areais an area of great natural beauty and vibrant local culture and offers a fantastic work-life balance.

You will be expected to comply with continuing professional development andrevalidation requirements set by the GMC and the Royal College of Psychiatrists andremain in good standing for CPD with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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.

About us

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.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. 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

Job description

Job 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

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

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

Eligibility

Essential

• 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 General Adult Psychiatry.
• Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician approval or ability to obtain approval before starting post.

Desirable

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

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Excellent knowledge in specialty.
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wider medical knowledge.
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
• Make decisions based on evidence and experience including contribution of others.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Desirable

• Teaching Experience.
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within the NHS or comparable service.

Dorset HealthCare Values

Essential

• Proactive, respectful, supportive, reliable and trustworthy, and positive.

Management Skills

Essential

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

Desirable

• Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff.

Leadership Skills

Essential

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

Clinical Governance

Essential

• 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.

Self Awareness

Essential

• To have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning.
• To have an understanding of the stresses involved in being a consultant psychiatrist and how to manage these appropriately.

Supervision of Junior medical Staff

Essential

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

Research and Audit

Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• Published audit project.
• Ability to critically appraise published research.

Employer details

Employer name

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Turbary Park

Turbary Park Avenue

Bournemouth

BH11 8SR

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