The Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to work with the Sarum Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). This is a great opportunity to work within an established multi-disciplinary team. Working with a team who believe in collaborative work and have the patient at the centre of their practise.
The post holder will play a key role in the multi-disciplinary Team providing advice and assessment of patients under the Working Adult CMHT service, liaising and working closely with the other local services and GPs.
Salisbury has a weekly Academic programme. In addition, there is a monthly PDP group and Peer Supervision. CPD activities are supported. The post offers study leave arrangements as well as good research, service development and leadership opportunities.
Main duties of the jobTo assess and treat service users in the community
Undertake urgent and routine psychiatric assessments when necessaryTo liaise with GPs regarding a service users medical monitoring resultsTo liaise with other parts of the service and GPs and non NHS organisations wherever applicableTo provide advice and consultation to members of the multi-disciplinary teams and regularly attend MDT meetingsEnsure effective and timely documentation and communication of clinical decision making and management plansPlease refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.
About usWe are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
Job responsibilitiesPlease refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post. Person SpecificationQualificationsMB BS or equivalent medical qualificationRelevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualificationsMRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointmentIncluded on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of gaining CCTApproved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointmentApproved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointmentCCT in General Adult PsychiatryExperienceExperience of assessing and treating patients in a community setting.Personal SkillsTo possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical workAble to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff.Excellent written and oral communication skillsClinical SkillsAbility to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations.KnowledgeUnderstanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.TeachingCommitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.Understand principles of teaching.Research and AuditExperience or involvement in a research project and publication.Experience of carrying out an audit project.ManagementEvidence of management/leadership skills training.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
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