Consultant Psychiatrist – Assertive Outreach Team (East) (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant) - P[...]

Consultant Psychiatrist – Assertive Outreach Team (East)

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area: Psychiatry

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time – 8 sessions per week

Job ref: 436-MEDICAL-CONS-SH

Site: Small Heath Health Centre

Town: Small Heath, Birmingham

Salary: £105,504 – £139,882 per annum pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 17/03/2025 23:59

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job overview

Applications are invited to provide Consultant leadership within our well-established East Assertive Outreach service in Birmingham. Assertive Outreach teams provide intensive support to people who are suffering from a mental health problem and are at their most vulnerable. The service supports people who have historically avoided contact with mental health services by using a flexible and creative approach to engagement.

If you are looking for a stimulating role in mental health, working in a vibrant city in the heart of the country, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Applicants must have full registration with the GMC, MRCPsych or equivalent, Section 12 (2) approval, approved clinician status, and CCT accreditation in General Adult Psychiatry or within 6 months of obtaining CCT. Experience in Acute Psychiatry is essential.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to provide clinical leadership to the East Assertive Outreach Team in delivering responsive, effective, and inclusive mental health community services.

Your expertise in assessments, informed by evidence, for those suffering severe and enduring mental health difficulties, will enable maximum empowerment of the service user and carer in developing informed choice of treatment interventions.

In conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, service user, carers, and other involved agencies, you will also develop robust risk assessment and management plans.

We are committed to delivering quality-driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. If you value working positively, respectfully, and together, we would love you to join us! We are seeking applicants with the enthusiasm necessary to serve the needs of a city enriched by cultural diversity.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are committed to developing the careers of our medical staff and the successful applicant will be encouraged to participate fully in the continuing medical education programme, develop special interests, undertake research activities and forge links with appropriate academic centres.

Person specification

• 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 assessing and treating patients in acute & community psychiatry settings.
• Experience of providing psychological and/or social interventions
• Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement
• Experience in working with diverse communities.
• Commitment to clinical audit within multidisciplinary
• Skills in working with individuals who are difficult to engage
• Ability to work creatively within multidisciplinary team
• High quality assessment skills which incorporate a comprehensive biopsychosocial understanding.
• IT skills including email and internet
• Excellent leadership and team working capability
• Willingness to be involved in management of service
• Evidence of participation in CPD
• Ability to appraise own performance
• Able to participate in Consultant on-call rota.
• Able to travel
• 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 multicultural, multi-ethnic population.
• Experience of stakeholder engagement in service delivery
• Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
• Experience in risk management.
• Completed clinically relevant audit projects
• Able to communicate in a second language.

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.

Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

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