Locum Consultant Psychiatrist

3 days ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Remote Work Freelance Full time

We are seeking an enthusiastic doctor to join our service to cover a maternity leave for 12 months.

The post holder will be RC to about 10 patients. The patients are predominantly on a forensic rehabilitation ward.

Most patients are admitted from other wards within the service in a planned way so are known to the service.

The post holder will work with a multidisciplinary team, including a resident doctor, and will provide leadership to the team.

Candidates must have full GMC registration and significant experience in forensic psychiatry (preferably) or general adult psychiatry.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have responsibility to provide input into the care, treatment and risk management for patients under their care. This will include agreeing care pathways, organising admission and safe discharge planning.

The post holder will be responsible for the development of appropriate treatment plans and promoting rehabilitation and recovery. This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs.

The risk assessment and risk management of the inpatients will be a core part of the job.

The post holder will provide active care pathway planning and will liaise carefully with other agencies responsible for delivering those plans including local authority personnel, independent sector services and service users and carers.

About us

We 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 responsibilities

Please 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 Forensic Psychiatry or CCT in General Adult Psychiatry with significant experience of working in the community

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Experience of working in forensic psychiatry.

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 adults of working age with complex mental health and risk issues.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working with individuals in secure services.

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.
  • Understand principles of 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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