Substantive whole-time consultant post in the newly created general adult team at Bury Mental Health Services, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, covering one sector of the Bury area. Patients are seen in community clinics, at home or in other clinical settings, and the consultant also teaches medical and nursing staff. The post works alongside East, West and South sector community consultants, with an on-call rota. Section 12 approval and Approved Clinician status are required on appointment or within three months.
What the job involves
- Cover one sector of the Bury general adult psychiatry service
- See patients in community clinics, at home or in other clinical settings, according to clinical need
- Work with the other sector consultants (East, West and South sector community outpatients)
- Contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff
Qualifications
- MBChB or equivalent
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register, or eligible for it within six months
- Approved Clinician status, or able to achieve it within three months of appointment
- Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983, or able to achieve it within three months of appointment
Experience
- Higher psychiatric training or equivalent
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent knowledge of adult psychiatry, including a range of conditions and complex psychological problems
- Evidence of teaching and training abilities
- Evidence of audit activity
- Good communication skills
- Commitment to share the work of the department and develop the service as a whole
- Registered for CPD with the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Checks & eligibility
- DBS check for criminal convictions, under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order 1975
Other
- Available to take part in the on-call rota
Nice to have
- MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
- Other postgraduate degree, such as MSc, MD or MRCP, or in medical education, clinical research or management
- CCT in General Adult Psychiatry, or within six months of achieving it
- Current or past educational supervisor of basic trainees and specialist registrars
- Experience of detaining patients under the Mental Health Act 1983
- Experience of writing reports for Mental Health Review Tribunals
- Evidence of leading service development elsewhere, and an interest in management
- Published audit or research
What’s offered
- Generous annual leave for Agenda for Change and medical and dental staff
- Flexible working opportunities
- Access to continuing professional development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and wellbeing activities and an staff wellbeing service
- Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
