Consultant Psychiatrist - Bolton North CMHT

Bolton Community mental health teams (CMHTs) provide multi-disciplinary assessment, treatment, and care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health problems. The service is available to residents of Bolton, aged 16 to 70 years, with a diagnosed functional mental health problem. This typically includes service users with:

• Schizophrenia
• Severe Affective Disorder
• Complex Personality Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Conditions
• ADHD

Main duties of the job:

There are two CMHTs in Bolton – covering the population of North and South. These are determined by the populations of GP practices and are reviewed in line with the changing population size and profile, and patterns of referrals. North Bolton CMHT serves the populations of the following GP practices:

• Halliwell Surgery
• Burnside Surgery
• Marsden Road Health Centre
• Waters Meeting Health Centre
• Pike View Health Centre
• Mandalay Medical Centre
• Astley Centre
• Market Surgery
• Kildonan House

The catchment population for each Adult Psychiatrist in Bolton, including this post-holder, is 30,000, accounting for GP practice population size and profile, including morbidity, social deprivation, and referral patterns. The North Bolton CMHT caseload is approximately 800 – 900 patients, shared between two Adult Community Psychiatrists. The post-holder can expect their caseload to be approximately:

• 350 – 400 patients under Care Programme Approach (CPA) with a care co‑ordinator
• 50 – 80 patients on non‑CPA outpatient only
• 10 – 15 patients who are subject to a Community Treatment Order

The outpatient clinics (based at Bentley House CMHT in Wigan) are expected to receive a referral rate of 12 new patients per month from the catchment population. It is suggested that the post-holder develop three to four clinics with one new patient and four follow‑up patients in each clinic, and eventually develop emergency slots in the future.

Working for our organisation:

Largest mental health provider in Greater Manchester with focus on delivering excellent mental health care. Posts across rural, suburban and urban settings. Standard offer of SPAs: DCCs (pro rata). Support for flexible and less than full‑time working. Opportunities to pursue a special interest. The Trust is highly active in research and innovation and has links with a number of local universities; consultants can engage with research from recruitment through to dedicated research time. Clear framework for interested colleagues to develop management and leadership skills and take up positions in leadership and management. Access to in‑house training including a Recovery Academy. Structured and supported approach to appraisal and revalidation. Agreed process for career breaks. Relocation package.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

For more details about this role and the responsibilities please see attached full Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

• Essential criteria: Medical Degree
• Desirable criteria: MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Eligibility:

• Essential criteria: Specialist Register GMC
• Desirable criteria: Approved Clinician

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH. Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer. The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under‑represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.

If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

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Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities. We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.