A replacement substantive consultant post in the East Mental Health & Wellness Team (MHWT-E) at NELFT, providing community care to adults with mental health needs. The consultant gives senior medical support and supervision to a multidisciplinary team, takes direct clinical work with patients and families, and liaises with external mental health providers and acute hospitals. The full-time post carries 10 programmed activities, with an out-of-hours senior psychiatrist on-call rota and a daytime Section 136 rota. Section 12 approval, or eligibility for it, is essential.
What the job involves
- Provide senior medical support and direct clinical input to the team
- Work directly with adult patients and their families
- Give guidance and supervision to the multidisciplinary team
- Liaise with external mental health providers and acute hospitals
- Take part in the senior psychiatrist on-call rota covering out of hours and weekends
- Take part in the daytime Section 136 rota
- Assess and develop care plans for complex needs, including chronic, acute and palliative care
- Initiate referrals to other specialist health services and agencies
- Organise and prioritise own and others' workload
- Deputise for the team manager and delegate appropriately to other medical staff
- Manage risk at team level, including incident reporting and adding residual risks to the risk register
- Keep accurate records for audit and follow Trust protocols
What's required
Qualifications
- CCT or equivalent
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- Section 12 approval or eligibility for it
- Approved Clinician status or eligibility for it
- Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in, the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
Experience
- Mastery in the management of a broad range of adult mental disorders
- Experience managing patients from different cultural backgrounds
- Experience working with interpreters and translators
Nice to have
- Masters or doctorate degree
- Management qualification
- ECDL or equivalent qualification
- Experience in strategic development
- Awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
