Job summary
For this role we are very happy to consider both
consultant and locum consultant applications.
We have an Outstanding rating from the Care Quality
Commission, our staff survey results are one of the best in the country, we are
leaders in digital maturity and that we have a mature Quality Improvement (QI)
approach to innovation and development. We are also very popular with the
trainee doctors, are viewed as extremely helpful, supportive and get excellent
feedback.
For International Medical Graduates we will support
you to get Section 12 and Approved Clinician status and also in the longer term
via CESR we will support you to become substantive consultants on the GMC
specialist register. That being said we treat all of our consultants the same
and as far as we are concerned a consultant is a consultant whether they are on
the specialist register or not.
For consultants there is the chance to pursue your
own interests, so if they lie in R&D, QI, or management & leadership
well support you.
In 2021 Berkshire Healthcare was 4th out of the
48 community and mental health trusts for the number of research projects we
recruited to. We have refreshed our research strategy and are looking for
enthusiastic colleagues to develop and implement the Trusts research
programme.
QI the Trust is very active in terms of quality
improvement. Including the opportunity to gain fully accredited QI
qualifications.
Main duties of the job
The Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join the new Berkshire West MHICS Mental Health Team.
This is an exciting new post aiming to bring consultant psychiatrist expertise closer to the community, supporting a new MHICS Mental Health Team.
The central remit of the Mental Health Integrated Community Service (MHICS) in West Berkshire is to offer an integrated primary care-based service to people with significant mental health needs, who would previously have fallen in the gap between primary and secondary care services. It aims to do this through forming strong working alliances between health, local authority, voluntary sector partners and people with lived experience
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) was formed in April 2001 and successfully became licensed as a Foundation Trust in May 2007. The Trust is the provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services to a population of c 816,000 within Berkshire.
In April 2011 the community services which were previously the provider arms of NHS Berkshire East and NHS Berkshire West PCTs merged with the Trust. BHFT is situated in the centre of the NHS South of England Health Authority. The main centres of population are Reading in the West of the County and Slough in the East. Within Berkshire there are also major populations at Newbury, Wokingham in the West and Bracknell, Maidenhead, Windsor and Ascot in the East, as well and many significant urban developments in smaller towns forming essentially a single conurbation along the M4 Corridor. Berkshire is characterised by concentrations of population and large rural areas. It includes some of the most affluent and least deprived communities in the country, but also has pockets of markedly deprived wards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
·
To
manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as
agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance
with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing
competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework.
·
To ensure
that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters
of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
·
To undertake
the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
·
To record
clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to
the Information Department.
To
participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as
appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
To
participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
To attend
and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars
as part of the internal CPD programme.
To
maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental
Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of
conduct.
To
participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will
include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post
is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery
associated with modernisation.
To work
with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient
running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical
contribution to management.
To comply
with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions,
and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support
the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
·
To
manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as
agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance
with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing
competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework.
·
To ensure
that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters
of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
·
To undertake
the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
·
To record
clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to
the Information Department.
To
participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as
appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
To
participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
To attend
and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars
as part of the internal CPD programme.
To
maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental
Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of
conduct.
To
participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will
include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post
is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery
associated with modernisation.
To work
with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient
running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical
contribution to management.
To comply
with the Trust’s agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions,
and to take an active role in the financial management of the service and support
the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Person Specification
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).
