A permanent replacement consultant psychiatrist post on Fir Ward, a female acute inpatient ward at Sherwood Oaks within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The core of the role is daily inpatient cover for up to nine patients, including out-of-area admissions, alongside three other consultants sharing 70 beds. Two of the ten sessions are spent with Ashfield LMHT on acute referrals, home treatment and discharge planning. Fit turns on MRCPsych or equivalent and Specialist Register entry, with approved clinician and S12 status expected within three months.
What the job involves
- Provide daily cover for inpatients on Fir Ward, including patients admitted from outside the primary area
- Provide medical care and leadership to Ashfield LMHT
- Help with acute referrals, short-term home treatment, discharge and move-on planning, and short-term post-discharge follow-up
- Manage, appraise and give clinical supervision to junior medical staff, including assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework
- Ensure junior medical staff operate within the New Deal and comply with the Working Time Directive
- Provide high quality evidence-based senior medical care in acute and locked rehabilitation settings
- Work with multidisciplinary teams and build therapeutic relationships with patients and carers to deliver person-centred care
- Record clinical activity accurately and submit it promptly to the Information Department
- Undertake administrative duties associated with patient care
- Take part in service and business planning for the locality and, where appropriate, the wider mental health service
- Take part in annual consultant appraisal and job plan review
- Work with managers to run services efficiently, comply with Trust policies and take an active role in financial management
What's required
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCPsych or an equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register or able to join within six months
- Approved clinician status or able to achieve it within three months of appointment
- Section 12(2) Mental Health Act approval or able to achieve it within three months of appointment
Checks & eligibility
- DBS check, with the applicant paying the cost, which is deducted from salary after appointment
Nice to have
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- Additional clinical qualifications
- Good standing with the GMC, with no warnings or conditions on practice
What's offered
- Golden hello of 20% of the minimum point of the National Consultant (2003) contract
- In-house occupational health and staff counselling services
- Dedicated Health and Wellbeing team
- Employee-led staff networks, including EDI, Green Champions, Freedom to Speak Up, Health and Wellbeing Champions and Menopause Champions
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
