Consultant Psychiatrist in AMH Community in Peterlee

This is a replacement post for a full-time Consultant working in Easington Mental Health Team. Easington treatment and intervention Mental Health Team serves adults aged 18 upwards who present with a mental illness. The team is integrated with Durham County Council and provides statutory care act assessments alongside mental health assessment. Patients with an organic illness are managed by the Service for Older People. The service operates Monday to Friday between the hours of 9 to 5, with flexible working to see patients from 8am to 6pm. The team caters to an area of practice in the Co Durham region and is based at Merrick House Easington, with a large community base. The team provides secondary mental health service input for all mental health conditions for the working-age adult population. Patients are seen both at base and in the local community. The team operates in the new community hub and intervention model. Initial assessments are carried out by senior staff. Patients receive support either in the hub or intervention according to needs and complexity of presentation. The team provides specialist support to patients with significant mental health difficulties such as mood disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorder, and adult neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD and Autism.

Main duties of the job

• The Consultant will provide committed, proactive and responsible leadership working with the team.
• The Consultant will attend the Daily Huddle and daily decision meetings where decisions are made about patient care and the management plan to promote the safety and well-being of the patients.
• The Consultant will undertake assessments for new patients and follow up and review patients, providing a diagnosis and treatment plan.
• The Consultant will ensure evidence-based prescribing and monitoring of pharmacological treatment and ECT.
• The Consultant will attend and fully contribute to formulation meetings and complex patient review meetings.
• The Consultant will provide consultation and advice on a daily basis to the team and review patients as required.
• The Consultant is expected to respect the rights and dignity of patients and to consider the individual and cultural needs of patients, working with families and carers in the best interest of the patient.
• The Consultant will be expected to have familiarity with all important, relevant legislation affecting the Adult Mental Health population.

Person Specification

• Leadership
• Essential: Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback. Able to influence and persuade to improve services. Able to take on a leadership role in multidisciplinary teams. Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust. Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology or able to achieve within one year of appointment. Able to adapt to and lead service change.
• Desirable: Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team. Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust. Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system.
• Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
• Essential: Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training. Participated in continuous professional development. Participated in research or service evaluation. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence. Has actively participated in clinical audit.
• Desirable: Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post. Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken. Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation. Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications. Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
• Clinical Knowledge & Skills
• Essential: Excellent knowledge in specialty. Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty. Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others. Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
• Desirable: Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
• Qualifications
• Essential: MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT. Approved clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment. Approved under S12 or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
• Desirable: Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification. Included on the GMC Specialist Register in the relevant specialty.

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 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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.