Job summary
We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to support us on our Eastleigh Community Mental Health Team. As a psychiatrist, we are looking for a forward thinking, dynamic consultant who would offer first class clinical leadership within our Mental Health services
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based at Desborough House, Eastleigh Hampshire. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing assessment, clinical care, and treatment to patients, as well as clinical leadership to the team. The work will include routine clinics, domiciliary visits, consultative work to the multidisciplinary team and leadership, particularly around complex patients. The consultant will have the support of a core Psychiatry trainee, shared across two consultants, with designated clinical supervisor responsibilities.
The CMHT provides a local single point of access for individuals who present with severe, complex, and enduring mental health problems between the ages of 18-65. CMHT services are multi-disciplinary and share a common orientation promoting the principles of recovery. Team consists of psychiatrists, psychologists, community mental health nurses, occupational therapists, support workers and carer's support workers and admin colleagues.
The role of the CMHT is to provide assessment and community-based treatment which is undertaken in partnership with the referred individuals, and focusses on individual needs, self-determination, and recovery. To achieve this, CMHT works closely with other Southern Health services, Acute services, Specialist Services, Primary Care services, local community networks, Voluntary organisations and other agencies.
About us
Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?
Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?
We want to meet you!
Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.
Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.
Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:
- Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
- We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
- We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.
Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details on our full job description, person specification and job planning please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details on our full job description, person specification and job planning please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with the General Medical Council
- To hold Approved Clinician status at the point of taking up post
- MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
- Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 12 months of CCT at time of interview.
- Approved under section 12(2) of the
- Mental Health Act 1983.
Desirable
- Relevant Higher De-gree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other addi-tional clinical qualifi-cations
Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in spe-cialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social
- perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in Eng-lish
- Able to manage clinical com-plexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on ev-idence and experience
- including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Wide range of spe-cialist and sub-specialist
- experience relevant to post within NHS or
- comparable service
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Proven track record in clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high quality care and maintain staff morale
- Ability to use IT, including e-mail and the internet
- Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
- Ability to appraise own performance as a consultant
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and staff
- Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a consultant
Desirable
- Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leader-ship skills
- Additional Clinical Qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with the General Medical Council
- To hold Approved Clinician status at the point of taking up post
- MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
- Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 12 months of CCT at time of interview.
- Approved under section 12(2) of the
- Mental Health Act 1983.
Desirable
- Relevant Higher De-gree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other addi-tional clinical qualifi-cations
Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in spe-cialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social
- perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in Eng-lish
- Able to manage clinical com-plexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on ev-idence and experience
- including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Wide range of spe-cialist and sub-specialist
- experience relevant to post within NHS or
- comparable service
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Proven track record in clinical leadership role in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high quality care and maintain staff morale
- Ability to use IT, including e-mail and the internet
- Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
- Ability to appraise own performance as a consultant
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and staff
- Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a consultant
Desirable
- Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leader-ship skills
- Additional Clinical Qualification
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
