Consultant PsychiatristNHS

Job summary

Consultant Psychiatrist - Fully registered medical practitioner.

Permanent - Part time 22.5 hours per week.

Full UK driving license with access to vehicle for work purposes.

This is a community post and requires travel between locations in Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire, although you will be working alongside other medics to minimise travel where possible. Reviews mainly take place face-to-face but there is an option for remote working up to 1 day per week, according to service needs.

This is a great opportunity for a motivated Consultant Psychiatrist with substantial mental health expertise to take on a senior clinical leadership role within a well-established service. This is a part-time post of 0.6 WTE (6 PAs), worked flexibly across the week as agreed. You will work alongside a second Consultant Psychiatrist and a Speciality Doctor colleague within a strong multi-disciplinary team, which includes Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Psychologists, Psychotherapists, a Dietician, Residential Managers and Support Workers. You will be supported in your career, with study leave available and excellent opportunities for continuing professional development.

Main duties of the job

Essential Criteria:

Full UK Driving License

Medical Practitioner with GMC Specialist Registration, on the Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry or Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (or within 6 months of CCT/CESR award at the time of interview)

Approval under Section 12(2) MHA 1983/current Approved Clinician status, or eligibility to apply

Experience managing complex mental health presentations in community or in-patient settings

Excellent oral and written communication skills and organisational abilities

Leadership skills and ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of an MDT

Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty, providing senior clinical decision-making and support to the wider team

Desirable Criteria:

Experience of working with Complex Emotional Needs and complex trauma presentations

Experience of eating disorders, in either an inpatient or community setting

Knowledge of systemic models

Knowledge of attachment disorders

Knowledge of neurodevelopmental assessments

Experience of clinical and/or educational supervision of junior medical staff

Job description

As a Consultant Psychiatrist you will:

Work closely with alongside the multidisciplinary team to provide safe, responsive and high quality care to our service users in a collaborative and person-centred manner

Provide direct clinical assessment, formulation and psychiatric interventions to the service users within Care in Minds care

Your day-to-day caseload will be centred around the residents of five residential homes, with five to six residents in each. In addition there may be small numbers of independence or in-reach placements. As such your caseload will not exceed 30 service users at any one time.

Offer psychiatric consultation and advice to clinical and residential teams as appropriate

Take a psychiatry lead role in monthly multidisciplinary reviews and 6 monthly CPA meetings for each of our service users, usually taking place in the residential home and often involving external professionals

Liaise with external professionals around risks and complex presentations of our young people

Document notes from consultations and MDT discussions accurately and contemporaneously

Provide prescriptions and GP letters in a timely manner following reviews to ensure minimal delays in the provision of indicated medication

To maintain an overview of medication management plans, GP Letters, MHA and Mental capacity assessments

Liaising with external physical health services such as GPs, AED departments and secondary care as required to ensure a joined-up approach with our service around agreed management plans

To undertake Mental Health Act recommendations where required

Partake in Audit and Service Development in areas of interest

Always maintain confidentiality and comply with Care in Minds Equal Opportunities Policy

Ensure completion of statutory & mandatory training

Additional Information

The application form must be completed in full

Please forward us a CV in addition to your application

UK Registration- Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website Overseas health professionals | Health Careers.

Care in Mind operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert early should we appoint a suitable candidate.

If you would like an informal chat about the position, please email the recruitment team at [email protected]

Company Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits, pro rata for 0.6 WTE

27 days holiday plus bank holidays (Rising to 31 plus bank holidays with service)

An additional day off each year for your birthday

Enhanced company pension

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Free on-site parking

Healthcare Cashplan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships

Employee Assistance Programme / 24-hour Counselling Service

Life Assurance 2 x your annual salary

Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits

Excellent Learning and Development opportunities

About us

We are seeking a part-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join Care in Mind, a unique specialist mental health supported residential care service based in the North of England. We work with a range of young people and young adults between the ages of 16-30 years, who have complex mental health presentations including Complex Emotional Needs and Eating Disorders, with associated risk issues. Our CQC registered services are all provided in partnership with the NHS and local authorities.

Over the past 15 years we have built a reputation for working effectively with many complex young people, who have often spent long periods in hospital or secure care or have had multiple failed placements. We are proud of our outcomes in terms of working collaboratively with young people to stabilise them in placement, support them in reducing risks and work with them toward independence.