Locum Consultant Psychiatrist – ADULTS Core Team (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant) - Psychiatry - Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust – West Midlands Making sure you fit the guidelines as an applicant for this role is essential, please read the below carefully.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) is a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health service delivering a pathway of care for 0-25 year olds.
The service is led by Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (BWC) and it is the first of its kind nationally.
As we continue on our journey, we have an opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to work with the 18-25 age group within the Core Team, based at Oaklands Centre in Selly Oak.
The Consultant Psychiatrist will have a central role within an MDT context in delivering psychiatric assessment and treatment for a caseload of complex patients and their families, as well as contribute to providing psychiatric & medical risk management.
The post holder will support the Core team in multidisciplinary team assessment of patients presenting with acute mental health presentations, risk assessments and management plans, and initiation and monitoring of appropriate clinical interventions.
Additionally, the role will provide important liaison with other doctors and MDT teams in community, inpatient mental health and primary care.
The Consultant will supervise a specialty doctor within the clinical team and relate to the leadership and management structures of FTB.
The successful candidate will have psychiatry experience within a multi-disciplinary team and have current full registration with the GMC and be on the GMC Specialist register or be eligible for the same at the time of the appointment, have a CCT in General Adult Psychiatry, and be able to demonstrate values aligned to Birmingham Women's & Children's Foundation Trust.
Providing leadership and direct psychiatric services through clinical assessment, diagnosis and care plan, risk assessment and management plans, treatment formulation, prescribing and work with the team on implementing evidence-based interventions.
The post holder will participate in formulating and implementing appropriate care plans around the physical healthcare needs of service users in the Core Team.
To take clinical responsibility for any patient seen and for the advice given to members of the multi-disciplinary team.
To provide mental health assessments on both new referrals and open cases, and continuing treatment in drug or psychological therapies.
To participate in various medical staff meetings within Forward Thinking Birmingham and BWC Mental Health Services as required.
The post holder will be expected to work closely with core and specialist community teams within FTB and in the wider health economy.
They will serve as psychiatric liaison with other agencies particularly regarding continuity of patient care.
To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12 (2) approval and abide by Professional Codes of Conduct.
To participate annually in a job plan review which will include consultation with a relevant Manager to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernization.
To comply with the Trust's agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work.
We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
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