Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry North Shropshire CMHS

Mpft Nhs; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health service in the United Kingdom is seeking a Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry. This role involves significant responsibilities, including leading clinical reviews within a multidisciplinary team, support for the Advanced Nurse Practitioner, and patient care focused on recovery. The position also offers a generous relocation package and the opportunity for educational involvement with junior doctors. Ideal candidates will possess relevant psychiatric qualifications and experience in community mental health settings.

Benefits

Generous relocation package up to £8,000

Qualifications

• Responsible Clinician for service users under Community Treatment Order.
• Ability to provide evidence-based care and engage in recovery-focused practices.
• Experience in supervising trainees and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular reviews of patient care in the clinical pathway with the MDT.
• Provide cross-cover for Consultant Psychiatrist colleagues as needed.
• Communicate effectively with service users, carers, and General Practitioners.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Evidence-based care

Recovery-focused approach

Education

Medical Degree and relevant psychiatric qualifications

Tools

Trust IT systems

Job description

Our North Shropshire Community Mental Health Service is welcoming applications to their post of Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry.

This post enables dedicated Consultant input into community care and treatment within the pathway, with the facility for rapid assessment of referred patients, flexible review of complex patients and timely discharge in liaison with General Practitioners. Service users will present with a range of mental health difficulties and need.

There is no CPA (Care Programme Approach) anymore and the NHS has moved to a Keyworker role. A Consultant may be a keyworker, where there is a service user who has no need to involve any other professional from the multi-disciplinary team, this may be required. All cases are discussed in MDT which is a core function of CMHS working.

The role also involves providing clinical leadership and support to the team, and providing support and supervision as required to the Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Non-Medical Prescribers. The Post Holder will have responsibility to supervise a trainee attached to the team, although as with any training post this is subject to trainee availability. Opportunities are also available in the Trust to participate in postgraduate and undergraduate education for Junior Doctors and Medical Students from Keele Medical School.

If you are interested in moving to our beautiful county, we can provide a generous relocation package of up to £8,000. Please speak to [e-mail] to discuss this package or others our Trust could offer

Main duties of the job

Clinical duties of the post

• To be the Responsible Clinician for service users in the pathway who are subject to Community Treatment Order (CTO) where applicable
• To ensure, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, regular effective review of the care of patients in the clinical pathway – via individual assessments and follow up appointments, MDT meetings
• To provide evidence-based care
• To be recovery focused
• To provide cross-cover (emergency and prospective) for other Consultant Psychiatrist colleagues by mutual agreement
• To communicate with all key partners in an appropriate and timely way including service users, carers and General Practitioners.
• To work within the requirements of service contracts including compliance with nationally agreed quality standards
• To fully utilise Trust IT systems as appropriate to enable fulfilment of clinical duties; including launch of the electronic prescribing system
• The post-holder will take part in out of hours duties; on call work is remunerated at 3% as well as 0.25 APAs.

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