Clinical Lead Psychiatrist

2 weeks ago


Swinton, Manchester, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Mental Health Full time

Job Overview

The Clinical Lead Psychiatrist will be responsible for providing high-quality clinical care to patients in the community for the West Cluster. The post-holder will also support and contribute to the development of the broader Older Adult team. The Clinical Lead Psychiatrist will work with the Home-Based Treatment Team and Care Coordinators from the three Community Mental Health Teams in Salford to facilitate discharge and provide an alternative to inpatient admission.

Main Duties of the Job

Clinical Role

  • Undertake assessments of referrals/admissions to the service
  • Diagnose and formulate management plans in complex presentations
  • Provide management in treatment-resistant and complex presentations
  • Assessment and management of risk, including vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety, and risk of harm to others
  • Preparation of Mental Health Review Tribunal and Managers' Hearings reports and attendance at subsequent hearings
  • Work in a collaborative way with multidisciplinary teams, including external partners
  • Work in partnership with psychiatrists from partner providers, such as Forensic and Rehabilitation Psychiatrists

Leadership Role

  • Lead clinical decision-making in the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high-quality care
  • Develop service clinical priorities in line with national and professional guidance and standards
  • Engage with service transformation programs, including attendance at Consultant meetings for their service and directorate

Education Role

  • Provide clinical supervision for trainees in gaining core psychiatric experience
  • Provide clinical supervision for psychiatric trainees in achieving competencies in core general psychiatry

Working for Our Organisation

  • Largest mental health provider in Greater Manchester, with a focus on delivering excellent mental health care
  • Posts across rural, suburban, and urban settings
  • Standard offer of SPAs: DCCs (pro rata)
  • Support for flexible and less-than-full-time working
  • Opportunities to pursue a special interest
  • The Trust is highly active in research and innovation, with links to local universities; consultants can engage with research from recruitment through to dedicated research time
  • Clear framework for interested colleagues to develop management and leadership skills and take up positions in leadership and management
  • Access to in-house training, including a Recovery Academy
  • Structured and supported approach to appraisal and revalidation
  • Agreed process for career breaks
  • Relocation package

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

For more details about this role and the responsibilities, please see the attached full Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential Criteria

  • Medical Degree

Desirable Criteria

  • MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Eligibility

Essential Criteria

  • Specialist Register
  • GMC Registration

Desirable Criteria

  • Approved Clinician

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability, or drug and alcohol services, either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example, BAME, Disabled, and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we'd love to hear from you.

Sponsorship will be offered for eligible roles that meet the salary requirements. Please review guidance from the UK Government. Please note that most health and care jobs must have a salary of at least £23,300, and other eligible jobs may require a salary of £38,700 or higher, depending on your individual circumstances.

Do You Have Experience Outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.



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