Job summary
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive mental healthcare service for residents of Birmingham and Solihull and to communities in the West Midlands and beyond. We operate out of more than 50 sites and serve a culturally and socially diverse population of 1.2 million spread over 172 square miles, have an annual budget of £240 million and a dedicated workforce of over 4,000 staff - making this one of the largest and most complex Mental Health Foundation Trusts in the country.
The Neuropsychiatry team offer assessment and care for people with the full range of neuropsychiatric disorders including Huntington's disease, sleep disorders, epilepsy and functional neurological disorders.
We are seeking to recruit a part time locum consultant in neuropsychiatry with a primary focus on people with Huntington disease and sleep disorders
Main duties of the job
Expert assessment and treatment of people with Huntington disease as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Expert assessment and treatment of people with the full range of sleep disorders
Assessment of people with a range of other neuropsychiatric conditions
Participation in multi-disciplinary meetings within the team and with external partners
About us
The Neuropsychiatry team offers services nationally. We have a well-staffed MDT and on-site video telemetry facilities for the diagnosis of sleep disorders and other paroxysmal behaviour disorders. Our MDT provides a range of psychological and practical management strategies for people with neuropsychiatric illness.
The team contains national and international experts in their fields and has a high reputation. Our patients are able to participate in world-leading research projects.
We work with our Trust values of compassion, inclusivity and commitment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details of the roles and responsibilties of this post.
If you have any questions or would like to arange to visit the service, please contact Dr Manny Bagary, Clinical Lead for Speciality services, Barberry centre. 0121 301 2002
Dr Sophie Tomlin, Clinical Director, Barberry Centre | sophietomlin@nhs.net | 0121 301 2410
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details of the roles and responsibilties of this post.
If you have any questions or would like to arange to visit the service, please contact Dr Manny Bagary, Clinical Lead for Speciality services, Barberry centre. 0121 301 2002
Dr Sophie Tomlin, Clinical Director, Barberry Centre | sophietomlin@nhs.net | 0121 301 2410
Person Specification
Intreview
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- o Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
- Substantial experience of psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness, preferably in a range of secure and non-secure settings.
- Experience of providing psychological and/or social interventions
- Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
- Commitment to clinical audit within multi-disciplinary team.
- Evidence of potential for effective leadership.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work creatively within multi- disciplinary team.
- Demonstrable interest in the provision of gender sensitive mental health service
- Willingness to be involved in management of service.
- Able to participate in Consultant on- call rota.
- Able to travel
Desirable
- Additional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field
- Obtained inclusion on the Specialist Register; or within six months of the award of a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in General Adult Psychiatry; or eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register.
- Broad clinical training including both inpatient and community service
- Experience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population.
- Experience of stakeholder engagement in service delivery
- Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
- Completed clinically relevant audit projects
Person Specification
Intreview
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- o Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
- Substantial experience of psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness, preferably in a range of secure and non-secure settings.
- Experience of providing psychological and/or social interventions
- Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
- Commitment to clinical audit within multi-disciplinary team.
- Evidence of potential for effective leadership.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work creatively within multi- disciplinary team.
- Demonstrable interest in the provision of gender sensitive mental health service
- Willingness to be involved in management of service.
- Able to participate in Consultant on- call rota.
- Able to travel
Desirable
- Additional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field
- Obtained inclusion on the Specialist Register; or within six months of the award of a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in General Adult Psychiatry; or eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register.
- Broad clinical training including both inpatient and community service
- Experience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population.
- Experience of stakeholder engagement in service delivery
- Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
- Completed clinically relevant audit projects
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).
