Job summary
Applications are invited for the opportunity to work within one of our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams in Birmingham. We have 5 home treatment teams across Birmingham and Solihull and this post is within the West hub.
Our catchment population is ethnically diverse and characterised in places by high levels of deprivation. This provides opportunities for innovation in engaging people and addressing health inequalities.
We offer support to develop special interests, involvement in research and quality improvement, management, teaching and training.
Main duties of the job
You will work with team managers and other senior colleagues as part of a leadership team to improve the care of patients. This will also involve the provision of medical leadership and input to the multidisciplinary team to include review meetings, assessment of patients in crisis, daily reviews of patients on the caseload, discharge planning and liaison with referring team.
Applicants must have full registration with the GMC, MRCPsych or equivalent, CCT accreditation in General Adult Psychiatry or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT. Experience within Acute Psychiatry, Section 12(2) and Approved Clinician status are also required.
If you enjoy being part of a team, are flexible, approachable and are looking for a stimulating role in mental health, we would be delighted to hear from you.
About us
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive mental healthcare service for residents of Birmingham and Solihull, and a range of specialist mental health services to communities across the West Midlands and beyond. The Trust operates out of more than 40 sites, serves a culturally and socially diverse population of 1.3 million spread over 172 square miles, has an income of more than £240 million and a dedicated workforce of around 4,000 staff. A wide range of local and regional services and partnerships covering inpatient, community and specialist mental healthcare make it one of the most innovative and complex mental health foundation trusts in the country.
BSMHFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and to protecting them from the risk of harm.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details / informal visits contact:
Dr Humaira Aziz, Clinical Director
Email: humaira.aziz@nhs.net
Tel: 0121 301 1245
or
Dr Rowena Jones , Clinical Lead
Email: Rowena.Jones1@nhs.net
Tel: 0121 301 6100
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details / informal visits contact:
Dr Humaira Aziz, Clinical Director
Email: humaira.aziz@nhs.net
Tel: 0121 301 1245
or
Dr Rowena Jones , Clinical Lead
Email: Rowena.Jones1@nhs.net
Tel: 0121 301 6100
Person Specification
Scoring
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
- Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983).
- MRCPsych or equivalent.
- 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.
- Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
- Substantial experience of psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness, preferably in a community setting.
- 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.
- 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
Scoring
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
- Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983).
- MRCPsych or equivalent.
- 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.
- Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
- Substantial experience of psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness, preferably in a community setting.
- 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.
- 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).
