Consultant - General Adult Psychiatry - North CMHT Trafford

Consultant - General Adult Psychiatry - North CMHT Trafford

The Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join the Trafford North CMHT. This role replaces a vacancy. The post holder will be expected to have Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status, lead the clinical team, provide clinical input and contribute to service development activities.

The team consists of a Manager, Clinical Lead (nursing), NLC Senior Practitioner, Senior Practitioner - Personality Disorder, Senior Practitioner AMHP, Trainee Advanced Practitioner, Clinical Psychologist and clinical support staff including 6 CPNs, 2 OTs, 2 SW/AMHP, 5 STR workers, 1 Health & Wellbeing Practitioner, 2 Duty Workers, with a rotating GP or CT trainee attached to the team.

Main duties of the job

Clinical role

• Undertake assessments of referrals/admissions to the service
• Diagnose and formulate management plans in complex presentations
• Attend for Mental Health Act assessments of patients under the team
• Assessment and management of risk including vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety, and risk of harm to others
• Be the responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the code of practice
• Renew and maintain Responsible Clinician status according to agreed procedures
• Request and carry out Mental Health Act Assessments for patients under the team
• Complete reports for Mental Health Tribunals, attend Mental Health Tribunals or supervise other members of the medical teams in Tribunal work
• Provide medical leadership for MDT meetings and Zoning meetings
• Communicate and work in a collaborative way with multidisciplinary teams including inpatient units, other community teams and external partners
• Work in partnership with psychiatrists from partner providers such as Forensic and Rehabilitation Psychiatrists
• Liaison with Families and Carers

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

Person Specification Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment

Knowledge

• Excellent knowledge in specialty

Skills

• Excellent clinical skills using bio psycho social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Ability to work in and lead team
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year, pro rata.