A newly created consultant post in the Early Intervention in Psychosis and At-Risk Mental State services across Dorset, based at the Hillcrest Unit in Bournemouth within Dorset HealthCare. The work centres on clinical leadership and assessing complex presentations, including psychosis, with Mental Health Act assessments and tribunal work across clinic, community and home. EIP covers ages 14 to 65 and ARMS 14 to 35, with ARMS led psychologically and consultant medical oversight. Applicants need a CCT or specialist register entry in psychiatry and Section 12(2) approval.
What the job involves
- Provide clinical leadership within EIP and ARMS
- Carry out expert psychiatric assessment and management of complex presentations, including psychosis
- Undertake new patient assessments and medical reviews
- Undertake Mental Health Act assessments and tribunal work
- Lead care planning and discharge planning
- Deliver care in clinic, community and home settings
- Work with multidisciplinary colleagues, including an Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Collaborate with community mental health teams, inpatient services and primary care
- Support the interface between EIP, ARMS and the wider general adult pathway
- Contribute to service development
- Take part in the county-wide senior on-call rota
What’s required
Qualifications
- General medical qualification, such as MBBS, or equivalent
- CCT in psychiatry, or on the specialist register, or within 6 months of possession
Registration & licences
- GMC registration with licence to practise
- Entry on the specialist register in general adult psychiatry, or another psychiatric specialty
- Section 12(2) and Responsible Clinician approval, or ability to obtain before starting
Experience
- Senior or specialist registrar experience in general adult psychiatry
- Three years' core training in psychiatry or equivalent
- At least two years' NHS experience
- Completed audit project; involvement in a research project with publication
Skills & knowledge
- Clinical leadership of a multidisciplinary team, with examples from own practice
- Prioritising competing clinical demands and working with managers for patient care
- Understanding of multidisciplinary team working
- Support for clinical governance, audit and outcome measures, with understanding of CPD and revalidation
- Knowledge of supervision and appraisal requirements for junior medical staff, and ability to supervise junior staff on research
- Self-awareness of own strengths, weaknesses and how these affect practice
Nice to have
- MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
- Further academic qualifications, such as MRCGP, MRCP or a research degree or diploma
- Experience of medicine outside psychiatry, such as general practice or medicine
- Consultant-level experience
- Experience treating patients with personality disorder
- Management experience, including of junior medical staff, or interest in lead clinician roles
- Teaching experience, including approved Clinical or Educational Supervisor
- Research experience, published audit and ability to critically appraise research
What’s offered
- Enhanced recruitment and retention payment of £20,000, in two instalments
- Relocation package of up to £10,000 if relocating to Dorset
- Flexible working
- Excellent NHS benefits
- 10 days' study leave and an annual study budget of up to £1,000
- Dedicated administrative support
- Opportunities for teaching, research, quality improvement and service development
- 3% availability supplement and 0.75 APA per week for the on-call rota
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
