Consultant Psychiatrist in Learning Disability

At CNTW we strive to provide the BEST CARE, delivered by the BEST PEOPLE, to achieve the BEST OUTCOME. A fantastic opportunity to work as a Consultant in Learning Disability Psychiatry in the beautiful county of Northumberland. The job includes community working within a great multidisciplinary team, and several enablers supporting people with learning disabilities. The role offers great development opportunities and being part of CNTW, offers plenty of career, academic, educational, and leadership opportunities. Applicants should be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the point of interview. Candidates should be suitably qualified, including eligibility for Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status.

Main duties of the job

• The postholder would offer medication reviews, support the multidisciplinary team, direct care plans, and offer clinical leadership.
• They will be supported by a specialty doctor as well as a nurse prescriber and nurse consultant.
• Duties would include clinics at the base or in residential placements.
• Leading on complex case discussions.
• Regular Multidisciplinary Team Meetings.
• Consideration of an educational role such as supervising prospective trainees.

About us

• Up to £8k relocation package.
• 30 days study leave (every 3 years) with a generous study leave allowance.
• Flexible working opportunities created with you involved in your job plan.
• Remote working available as suits service needs.
• Dedicated and protected SPA time.
• Focus on creating a healthy workforce by investing heavily in health and wellbeing accessible support including emotional, physical, social, psychological, financial, and career wellbeing.
• Teaching and research opportunities available.
• Stimulating CPD sessions and programs including mentoring, medical leadership, and coaching.
• Teaching opportunities in our brand-new state of the art Medical Education Centre.
• Employee Excellence awards.
• Plus, lots more employee benefits including discounts.

When you work for CNTW, you will work for a Trust that has been rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC and is ranked 1st nationally in GMC trainer survey for the support provided to trainers. You will make a difference in changing people's lives. You will join a medical workforce that is passionate about providing care and receive superb training and development opportunities and excellent staff benefits.

Job responsibilities

This is a community post working with an established learning disability team serving the Northumberland area. The population served is approximately 450,000. The consultant in post will work with the Community Learning Disability Team, which incorporates Positive Behavioural Support and Psychology, and will be based in Ashmore House in Ashington, which is the primary base for the team. However, the team works closely with the wider community learning disability service which sits with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will provide senior clinical expertise in the assessment and treatment of people with a learning disability and mental health problems. There is a population of learning disability forensic patients living within the area for whom the post holder will have some responsibility. In addition, the post holder will be expected to work closely with social workers, specialist nurses, and the risk and independence team who are employed by Northumbria Health Care Trust and who hold Care Programme Approach responsibility for this group of patients. The medical staff meetings are monthly forums to meet with colleagues, which the post holder would be encouraged to attend alongside the trust-wide medical staff meetings that include consultant colleagues from all the other specialties within CNTW. The post holder will also join the well-established peer group for community consultants in learning disability for the purposes of revalidation.

Person Specification

• Qualifications and Training

• MBBS (or equivalent).
• MRCPsych or equivalent qualification.
• Included on GMC Specialist Register (General Psychiatry) or eligible for inclusion, or a trainee within six months of CCT.
• Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.
• Approved Clinician Status.
• Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field.
• Has undergone training in educational supervision.
• Has undergone training in appraisal.

• Up to date knowledge in the field of Psychiatry.
• Awareness of current issues and controversies in service provision, mental health policy, and legislation.
• An area of special interest relevant to the post as demonstrated by publications or presentations to learned societies.

• Experience of multidisciplinary team working.
• Wide clinical experience in general adult psychiatry in different clinical settings.
• Experience of Clinical Audit.
• Experience in multiagency work especially with service users, carers, and voluntary agencies.
• Experience in service management or development.

• High level of clinical skills.
• Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Proven competence in diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders in Adult Psychiatry.
• Excellent teaching skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a time-efficient manner.
• Established record of clinical leadership.
• Established ability as a clinical teacher.
• Training in specific and relevant treatment skills e.g., a brief form of psychological therapy.

• Able to sustain self and support others.
• Trustworthiness.
• Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post.
• Maturity, openness, and flexibility.

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.

£105,504 to £139,882 a year pro rata for part-time.