Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a Specialty Doctor Psychiatrist within the Central Assertive Outreach team to provide psychiatric care and support to people who have historically avoided contact with mental health services. The post holder will be required to adopt a flexible and creative approach to engagement.
The service aims to
- Treat all service users with respect and sensitivity taking into account their individual beliefs and aspirations
- Promote independence and choice
- Build good relationships with all service users, their families and carers
- Strive to work with people towards achieving a quality of life acceptable to them
- Support social inclusion and promoting normalisation at every step where possible
- Stabilize mental health and social circumstances and build on life skills, with the goal of moving through the Care Pathway to less intensive services.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will cover a population of working age adults comprising of GP populations of 25+ year olds predominantly in the Central sector of the city. The main duties and responsibilities of the post will include
- Clinical reviews
- Ward rounds
- Tribunals
- Prescribing
- MHA related work
- Teaching and education
- Community visits
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
Please find the detailed list of responsibilities and duties included within the attached Job Description for this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find the detailed list of responsibilities and duties included within the attached Job Description for this vacancy.
Person Specification
Scoring
Essential
- Recognised medical degree
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Eligible for approval under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act.
- Completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be within a psychiatry training programme or as a fixed term specialty trainee within psychiatry; or have equivalent experience and competences.
- Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
- At least two years experience of working in psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness,
- Competent general medical and psychiatric skills in assessment, formulation and diagnosis.
- Medication management
- Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
- Commitment to clinical audit within multi- disciplinary team.
- Flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing service needs.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work creatively within multi- disciplinary team.
- Demonstrable interest in the provision of gender sensitive mental health service
- Able to travel across the community base area.
Desirable
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
- Broad clinical training including both inpatient and community service
- Experience serving a multi- cultural, multi-ethnic population.
- Experience of providing psychological and/or social interventions
- Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
- Completed clinically relevant audit projects
- Skills in working with individuals who are difficult to engage.
Person Specification
Scoring
Essential
- Recognised medical degree
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Eligible for approval under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act.
- Completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be within a psychiatry training programme or as a fixed term specialty trainee within psychiatry; or have equivalent experience and competences.
- Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development.
- At least two years experience of working in psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness,
- Competent general medical and psychiatric skills in assessment, formulation and diagnosis.
- Medication management
- Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
- Commitment to clinical audit within multi- disciplinary team.
- Flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing service needs.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work creatively within multi- disciplinary team.
- Demonstrable interest in the provision of gender sensitive mental health service
- Able to travel across the community base area.
Desirable
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
- Broad clinical training including both inpatient and community service
- Experience serving a multi- cultural, multi-ethnic population.
- Experience of providing psychological and/or social interventions
- Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
- Completed clinically relevant audit projects
- Skills in working with individuals who are difficult to engage.
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).
