Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry

OverviewConsultant in General Adult Psychiatry - OutpatientsPennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to make a substantive whole time appointment to this newly established post with Oldham Mental Health Services. This post will cover the Central sector within the Oldham area. The post has been created due to the current consultant moving to another job in the trust.The Oldham general adult psychiatry service (generally for people aged 16 to 64) has been run since 2008 according to a model whereby our team of consultants are deployed as follows: three consultants work exclusively in the community and outpatient focus areas, one working with the Early Intervention Service, and two inpatient areas including Home Treatment and two A&E Liaison Team. Also one consultant in Living Well.Within this arrangement, the consultant appointed to this post will work with other sector consultants (East, West and South sector community outpatients).Main dutiesThis is a newly created post. The Consultant will cover the central sector within the Oldham area. This is an exciting time to join the Trust and there are many opportunities to contribute to the organisation's innovation and for personal development.Oldham borough has a new state of the art TMS suite. This is the only NHS provider for this service in the North West.Oldham has a very strong teaching commitment and candidates will be expected to contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff. There are close links to ongoing research projects such as Bright Mind, FreshSTART, Gamechange to name a few.The Consultants contribute to local service user & carer groups. The Central sector covers the areas of South and East Oldham (Chadderton; Royton and Shaw; Delph, Uppermill, Lees, Ashton Under Lyne).Patients will be seen in hospital and community clinics, at their own homes or in other clinical settings according to clinical need.Outpatient clinics are held at the Cherrywood Clinic on the Royal Oldham Hospital site and at the Werneth Primary Care Centre. Werneth Primary Care Centre is 1.5 miles from the hospital.The consultant in this post will work with the East, South and West Sector CMHTs and also with the Care Management and Review Team, which is a sub-team working across both CMHTs and which supports people with more stable but long term mental illnesses.About usWe are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balanceAccess to Continued Professional DevelopmentInvolvement in improvement and research activitiesHealth and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing serviceAccess to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travelJob responsibilitiesJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.Person SpecificationMedical Degree EssentialQualificationsMBChB or equivalentDesirableQualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.GMC registration EssentialFull registration with GMCDesirableIn good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practiceSpecialist register EssentialIncluded on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.AC status EssentialApproved Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointmentS12 approval EssentialApproved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointmentKnowledge in psychiatry EssentialExcellent knowledge in adult psychiatry including knowledge and experience of a range of conditions and complex psychological problemsDesirableWide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable serviceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Person SpecificationQualificationsMB BS or equivalent medical qualification.Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of PsychiatristsAdditional clinical qualificationsFully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six monthsApproved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointmentApproved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointmentIn good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practiceClinical skills, knowledge and experienceExcellent knowledge in specialtyExcellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledgeExcellent oral and written communication skills in EnglishAble to manage clinical complexity and uncertaintyMakes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of othersAble to meet duties under MHA and MCAWide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable serviceAcademic skills and lifelong learningAble to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and trainingParticipated in continuous professional developmentParticipated in research or service evaluationAble to use and appraise clinical evidence.Has actively participated in clinical audit.Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this postReflected on purpose of CPD undertakenExperienced in clinical research and / or service evaluationEvidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.Has led clinical audits leading to service changeDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. #J-18808-Ljbffr