Consultant Psychiatrist – North Somerset Recovery Team

Job title:

Consultant Psychiatrist – North Somerset Recovery Team

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

The Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant Psychiatrist to provide clinical input and leadership to the North Somerset Recovery Team, based at the Coast Resource. 1 day a week will be based with the Rehabilitation service, based in Worle, North Somerset.The North Somerset Recovery service aims to provide specific interventions to enable those with severe and enduring mental health problems achieve their highest level of independent function and recovery.Elmham Way is a 7 bedded community based inpatient step-down and rehabilitation unit. Patients are admitted from the acute wards in AWP as a step-down while a community support care package is organised and from direct from the community.You will join a well-established, supportive group of North Somerset Consultants who hold regular Peer Support/Supervision Groups.We offer one of the most competitive and flexible benefits packages.North Somerset offers the best of seaside and country living combined with the benefits of being close to the vibrant cities of Bristol, Bath and Exeter. It has easy travel routes to Devon, Cornwall, South Wales, London via the M4 and M5, a central train station in Weston-Super-Mare and several smaller stations across the area and is situated close to Bristol International Airport.Main duties of the jobYou will deliver direct interventions to service users at a level of intensity according to need including those service users who require an assertive approach who are difficult to engage. This will include ongoing assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs.You will supervise the medical team that provides medical care and act as RC for service users in collaboration with other teams and Consultants.You will be responsible for the mental health care of service users in line with new ways of working, monitoring and evaluating service delivery and care through regular reviews.You will actively participate in team and personal caseload management and supervision.You will participate in MHA assessments where appropriate as well as facilitating CTO discussionsYou will work 1 day a week at Elmham Way and will be responsible for arranging pre admission assessments, the development of appropriate treatment plans for those taken into service, regularly reviewing such treatment plans and promoting rehabilitation and recovery. Preparing reports and attending Mental Health Review Tribunals will be required, as will reporting to the Ministry of Justice for any restricted patients. You will provide active care pathway planning and will liaise carefully with other agencies responsible for delivering those plans including local authority personnel, independent sector personnel and service users and carers.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 description
Job responsibilitiesPlease refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

• Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD, PHD, Msc or other additional clinical qualifications
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Eligibility
Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of gaining CCT
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Desirable

• CCT in General Adult Psychiatry

Experience
Essential

• Experience of assessing and treating patients in a community setting.
• Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement

Personal Skills
Essential

• To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
• Ability to appraise own performance as a Consultant.
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desirable

• Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills

Clinical Skills
Essential

• Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations.

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.
• Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation.

Desirable

• Knowledge of alternatives to inpatient admission care approaches

Teaching
Essential

• Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.

Desirable

• Experience as an Educational Supervisor for trainees

Research and Audit
Essential

• Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
• Experience of carrying out an audit project.

Management
Essential

• Evidence of management/leadership skills training.

Desirable

• Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff

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Expected salary

£105504 – 139882 per year

Location

Weston-super-Mare, Somerset

Job date

Sat, 12 Apr 2025 06:37:47 GMT

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