Consultant Psychiatrist in Community Mental Health, South Warwickshire

Job title:

Consultant Psychiatrist in Community Mental Health, South Warwickshire

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

This post is for a Consultant Psychiatrist in the newly transformed Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). The successful applicant will lead a medical team as part of a multi-professional team in providing community care to people with mental health conditions.The post holder will participate in providing postgraduate training to the Coventry and Warwickshire Junior Doctor Training Scheme and undergraduate education for medical students from Warwick Medical School.A key aspect of this post will be building relationships and supporting GPs working within their allocated Primary Care Network.Main duties of the jobThis post based in South Warwickshire CMHT is a strategically important post, as it enables dedicated consultant input into the care of patients open to the team, with the facility for rapid assessment of referred patients, flexible review of complex patients and timely discharge in liaison with General Practitioners.The post-holder will provide clinical leadership within the team that will provide medical care for working age adult patients who present with severe and/or complex mental health problems.Alongside a Neighbourhood Lead each psychiatrist is aligned to a PCN or group of GP surgeries and will take the medical lead for the assessment and treatment of patients from those PCNs. They will build relationships with the GPs working with their PCN(s) including meeting with them and offering advice. This will include a different way of allocating calls to the GP adviceline with consultants responding to calls from their allocated PCN(s) rather than being on a locality rota. Consultants will play a greater role in triage and referral allocation in their place.Consultants will supervise the work of career grade and junior doctors within their teams. They may also be offered additional support from medical support workers/nurse prescribers/community pharmacist.About usAt Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.We put ‘people at our heart’ this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.Job description
Job responsibilitiesFor more information on this role please see the attached supporting information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in Mental Health or Specialty Trainees within 6 months of completing CCT
• A postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry e.g. Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Other
Essential

• Willing to undertake DBS Check
• Willing to participate in on-call rota

444-6492708-CGCompanyAbout Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS TrustDiscover our career opportunities at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT).Operating out of approximately 50 sites and providing inpatient, community and day clinics, as well as specialist services, to a population of about 1 million people living in Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull we on average see around 5,000 patients every day. Our services received an overall rating of ‘Good’ by the CQC .We are proud that NHS England have named us a Global Digital Exemplar- one of only seven mental health trusts in the country to gain this status. This will allow us to transform patient care through new technologies.Alongside other Trusts, local government and the third sector, we are part of the Coventry & Warwickshire Health and Care Partnership which is designed to integrate care and better meet local health and care needs now and in the future.We have well established academic links and opportunities with Warwick and Coventry Universities and Buckingham Medical School. The Trust provides clinical teaching experiences to undergraduate students and participates in the local Deanery Postgraduate Training Scheme.Coventry is surrounded on all sides by picturesque countryside and quaint villages in Warwickshire, and it is home to a number of great open green spaces. The rail ride to London takes roughly an hour, while Warwick and Stratford upon Avon are only a short distance apart when travelling by car. The new HS2 train line passes near Coventry and Warwickshire and stations are very close in neighbouring Birmingham.Birmingham Airport is on the East side of Birmingham and is a 30 minute car journey from Coventry city centre.We welcome and look forward to interest from individuals who want to join us and to make a difference.

Expected salary

£99532 – 131964 per year

Location

Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Job date

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 23:11:05 GMT

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