Consultant Psychiatrist

1 week ago


Salford, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT Full time

Job summary

Cromwell house is a well-established community mental health team coving the central area of Salford, between Eccles and Cadishead.

Salford's Community mental health teams (CMHTs) provide multi-disciplinary assessment, treatment and care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health problems. They provide a service to individuals from 16 years of age up to 70 years of age with a diagnosed functional mental health problem, unless the service users' needs would be best met by the Older Adults CMHT. Occasionally it is agreed for older adults' services to manage people under 70, and vice versa.

Cromwell house itself has around 800 patients, the current active case load for this position is a total of approximately 500 patients in total. The successful applicant would assess 2- 3 new patients a week and conduct 3-4 follow up clinics, each with 5 to 6 patients, with flexibility in this timetable depending upon demand. Review of 15-24 patients per week should allow a feasible caseload of 200-280 with each patient being reviewed every 3 months on average.

Caseload analysis for this position currently shows approximately 200 patients under CPA, and 300 under standard care including the case load of the SAS doctor.

The candidate will be expected to be An Approved Clinician and section 12 approved or be eligible for approval. They will become involved in Mental Health Act work for patients in their caseload and on call.

Main duties of the job

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 of 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 programmes including attendance at Consultant meetings for their service and directorate.

Educational role

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

About us

Largest mental health provider in Greater Manchester with 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 and has links with a number of 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. Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Medical Degree

Desirable

MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Eligibility

Essential

Specialist Register GMC Registration

Desirable

Approved Clinician

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