We are seeking to recruit a consultant to join the excellent MDT on the Brantwood site.

This is an established post into the Bedfordshire Community Mental Health Team Structure. The post will complement the current structure of consultant and trainee psychiatrists within the community mental health teams covering Bedfordshire and Luton.

The post holder will support the multidisciplinary team in the management of patients with mental health needs not on CPA and those patients subject to CPA, as envisaged in relevant NICE Guidance (at present). The post-holder will work with an MDT including pharmacy, psychology, social work, CPN colleagues, and trainees. Post holder will clinically lead the Team, overseeing the delivery of care under CPA and non-CPA, for a cohort of patients registered with certain primary care clinical networks.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will:

Provide consultant leadership to the Brantwood Team.

Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and management of issues relating to mental and physical health for adults with acute and severe mental illness in the community (over 18 years) so that intensive and timely treatment can be delivered to prevent chronicity and dependency on psychiatric services.

Attend and be the clinical leader of weekly MDT meetings, supported by the team operational lead.

Provide clinical advice and guidance to primary care physicians to manage patients in the least restrictive environment

Undertake all work in the context of the recovery approach which is emphasised across the Trust, placing the service user at the centre of planning and decision making.

Fulfil Responsibilities as a Psychiatrist approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983, where relevant.

The service has a KPI targets and a requirement to meet them. The post holder will work with the Team manager to ensure the targets are met.

Provide support and training to other health care professionals and support service users through the care pathway as required

Lead on the delivery of high quality care in all settings and be mindful of quality targets set by the Trust and those set nationally

****Full duties can be found in the Job Description

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.

Person Specification QUALIFICATIONS Essential

• Fully registered with the General Medical Council
• Eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register (or Specialist Registrar within 6 months of gaining CCT at time of interview).
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
• Section 12 Approval (Mental Health Act)

Desirable

• A higher degree such as MD or PhD

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE Essential

• Experience of clinical work in Acute Adult Psychiatry at SpR, SASG or consultant level within the last 3 years
• Excellent working knowledge and experience of the Mental Health Act
• Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
• Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry
• Robust experience of working with severe and enduring mental illness and risk assessment, management

Desirable

• Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
• Experience of working at consultant level in an inpatient environment.

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS/ ABILITIES Essential

• Leadership skills
• Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team
• Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
• Consultation skills to services, teams and individuals
• Commitment to working in multidisciplinary setting
• Commitment to working with service users on service development

Desirable

• Formal leadership and management training
• Experience of team /service leadership
• Experience of organisational development work
• Project management ability

CLINICAL SKILLS AND SUPERVISION Essential

• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership for the team
• Self-motivating and innovative
• Expertise in risk assessment
• Confident in risk taking
• Commitment to clinical governance

Desirable

• Experience in supervising trainee doctors and SAS doctors

TEACHING Essential

• Experience in teaching junior staff
• Good teaching and communication skills
• Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
• Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals

Desirable

• Medical education qualification

RESEARCH AND AUDIT Essential

• Audit experience

Desirable

• Experience of research work, especially in general hospital patients and / or patients with medically unexplained symptoms Experience of grant-funded project work
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields

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