Job summary
Do you want to work as Consultant within an 'Outstanding' Trust alongside committed and likeminded professionals?
Are you driven to continually develop our service, providing the best possible care for a diverse community with wide ranging needs?
We're seeking a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist to join our Slough Community Mental Health Pathways Service. We are a multi-disciplinary integrated health and social care team, delivering joined-up support to adults with a huge range of mental health needs from moderate to complex, including psychosis, in a population that can face significant health inequalities.
Our Slough team offer a rich & rewarding clinical environment. We've an exceptional co-production network and prevention offering. This includes an in-house recovery college and a team of 17 volunteer peer mentors working within harder-to-reach communities.
You'll use your leadership skills to mentor & supervise junior doctors and senior colleagues, plus lead quality improvement initiatives and service developments.
Berkshire Healthcare is ranked third nationally among Mental Health and Community Trusts and rated as Outstanding by the CQC. We pride ourselves on high-quality care, continuous improvement culture, compassionate leadership & strong staff engagement -our staff consistently recommend us as a place to work in the NHS staff survey.
£15,000 Recruitment and Retention premium is available for external applicants and £8,000 Relocation allowance where applicable.
Main duties of the job
You'll provide senior clinical leadership within an integrated community mental health service covering both CMHT Pathways and MHICS, working closely with health, social care and voluntary sector partners. Key duties include:
- Managing an outpatient caseload of adults with severe, complex and diverse mental health needs
- Acting as Responsible Clinician, including Mental Health Act work and Community Treatment Orders
- Leading and contributing to MDT allocation and clinical decision-making
- Providing supervision, mentoring and leadership to junior doctors and SAS colleagues
- Working with senior managers on service development, CQC preparation and Royal College accreditation
- Supporting quality improvement, co-production, teaching and clinical governance
The role is based at New Horizons, Slough, with community work and some flexible/remote working where appropriate.
Applications for this role will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
We'd welcome applications from those with:
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise and Specialist Register eligibility
- Section 12(2) approval (or ability to achieve within 3 months)
- Strong experience in General Adult Psychiatry within an NHS or equivalent setting
- Commitment to leadership, service development and multidisciplinary working
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Debra Broderick, Locality Manager Slough Community Mental Health Services on 07773174002 or Debra.Broderick@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We'd welcome applications from those with:
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise and Specialist Register eligibility
- Section 12(2) approval (or ability to achieve within 3 months)
- Strong experience in General Adult Psychiatry within an NHS or equivalent setting
- Commitment to leadership, service development and multidisciplinary working
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Debra Broderick, Locality Manager Slough Community Mental Health Services on 07773174002 or Debra.Broderick@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Person Specification
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
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).
