Job summary
BSMHFT are seeking to appoint a part time (5 PA) Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry within the Integrated Community Service area to provide comprehensive psychiatric care to the Solihull Early Intervention Team.
Early Intervention teams provide intensive support to people who are suffering from a first episode of psychosis using a flexible and creative approach to engagement. Treatments provided are evidenced based.
The post holder will require a CCT or equivalent in General Adult Psychiatry and entry onto the Specialist Register or be within six months of achieving this.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide clinical leadership to the Solihull Early Intervention Team in delivering responsive, effective and inclusive mental health community services to the designated catchment area. They will assess, treat and provide expert assessments informed by evidence for referred individuals with first episode psychosis using a multidisciplinary approach. Service users requiring intensive care may be managed in collaboration with the Home Treatment Service.
Tailored assessments and interventions around Coping Strategies, Managing Risk, Relapse Prevention, Substance Misuse, Psychological Interventions, Medication Management and promotion of Engagement with Treatment Plans will also be required.
About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full information about the duties and responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full information about the duties and responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.
Person Specification
Scoring
Essential
- oFull GMC registration with a licence to practice
- oApproved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
- oMRCPsych or equivalent
- oObtained 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
- oCommitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development
- oSubstantial experience of assessing and treating patients with first episode psychosis in acute & community psychiatry settings
- oExperience of providing psychological and/or social interventions
- oExperience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
- oEvidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
- oExperience in working with diverse communities.
- oCommitment to clinical audit within multi-disciplinary team
- oExcellent communication skills.
- oSkills in working with individuals who are difficult to engage
- oAbility to work creatively within multi-disciplinary team
- oHigh quality assessment skills which incorporate a comprehensive biopsycho-social understanding
- oIT skills including email and internet
- oExcellent leadership and team working capability
- oWillingness to be involved in management of service.
- oEvidence of participation in CPD
- oAbility to appraise own performance
- oAble to participate in Consultant on-call rota.
- oAble to travel
Desirable
- oAdditional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field
- oBroad clinical training including both inpatient and community service
- oExperience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population.
- oExperience of stakeholder engagement in service delivery
- oExperience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
- oExperience in risk management.
- oCompleted clinically relevant audit projects
Person Specification
Scoring
Essential
- oFull GMC registration with a licence to practice
- oApproved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
- oMRCPsych or equivalent
- oObtained 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
- oCommitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development
- oSubstantial experience of assessing and treating patients with first episode psychosis in acute & community psychiatry settings
- oExperience of providing psychological and/or social interventions
- oExperience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
- oEvidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
- oExperience in working with diverse communities.
- oCommitment to clinical audit within multi-disciplinary team
- oExcellent communication skills.
- oSkills in working with individuals who are difficult to engage
- oAbility to work creatively within multi-disciplinary team
- oHigh quality assessment skills which incorporate a comprehensive biopsycho-social understanding
- oIT skills including email and internet
- oExcellent leadership and team working capability
- oWillingness to be involved in management of service.
- oEvidence of participation in CPD
- oAbility to appraise own performance
- oAble to participate in Consultant on-call rota.
- oAble to travel
Desirable
- oAdditional qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or another relevant field
- oBroad clinical training including both inpatient and community service
- oExperience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population.
- oExperience of stakeholder engagement in service delivery
- oExperience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
- oExperience in risk management.
- oCompleted 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).
