A substantive, full-time consultant post in the general adult community mental health team (CMHT) at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, working from the Irwell Unit. The consultant provides community care for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems and works with other teams and consultants on service development. The post also carries a teaching commitment, research links and involvement with service user and carer groups, with a 1-in-30 on-call rota. Applicants need GMC Specialist Register eligibility and Section 12(2) approval or eligibility.
What the job involves
- Provide high-quality community mental health care for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems
- Work closely with other teams and consultants to ensure coherent, high-quality care in the Bury area
- Support service development, including attending local and divisional service development meetings
- Contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff
- Cover the low-frequency on-call rota (1 in 30) with second-tier on-call
- Contribute to service redesign and organisational development
- Contribute to local service user and carer groups
Qualifications
- MBChB or equivalent
- Higher psychiatric training or equivalent
Registration & licences
- GMC Specialist Register entry or eligibility, or within six months of CCT in General Adult Psychiatry at interview
- Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act 1983, or eligibility for it
- Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it
Skills & knowledge
- Evidence of teaching and training ability
Nice to have
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Other postgraduate degrees, such as MSc, MD or MRCP
- CCT, or within six months of achieving it
- CCT in General Adult Psychiatry
- Experience detaining patients under the Mental Health Act 1983
- Experience writing reports for Mental Health Review Tribunals
- Current or past educational supervisor of a basic trainee and a specialist registrar
What’s offered
- Ample professional development opportunities
- Additional PA work available by negotiation
- A day off after each on-call shift
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
