Site: Norris Green Hub
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum, plus 10% R&R (non contractual) and on call
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/11/2024 23:59
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Job overviewThe Trust is seeking a consultant psychiatrist to join Anfield CMHT based at Norris Green Hub, Falklands Approach, L11. The vacancy has arisen as a result of the previous substantive post holder retiring. This post is one of three CMHT general adult consultant psychiatrist posts (the other 2 are also 1 WTE each) within Norris Green hub.
Norris Green Hub serves a catchment area of around 120,000, covering the Mid to North areas of Liverpool for adults of working age. The current post encompasses the Anfield catchment areas. This is a demographically mixed area overall, but with some areas of social deprivation and some drug and alcohol-related difficulties in an urban environment.
The post holder will carry no responsibility for inpatients.
The staff at Norris Green Hub are organised in three distinct CMHTs. This CMHT consists of:
1 whole time equivalent (WTE) consultant psychiatrist (this post)1 WTE higher / core Psychiatric Trainee.5 WTE dedicated medical secretary, Band 4 and a full-time band 3 shared with the other 2 teams.1 Band 7 team leader5 WTE community psychiatric nurses (band 6 and band 5)7 WTE social workers shared between the 3 teams1 WTE senior occupational therapist, Band 6 shared between the 3 teams4 WTE support time and recovery workers, Band 3 shared between the 3 teamsInput from the Hub Lithium Clinic and Health and Wellbeing Clinic.
Main duties of the jobUndertaking referrals from inpatient services, A&E and the access team.Clinical reviews.Supervise new to service assessments as required.Undertake very complex/high risk new to service assessments.Manage team caseload.Person specificationQualificationsMB BS or equivalent medical qualification.Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.Additional clinical qualifications.Fully registered with the GMC with a license to practice at the time of appointment.Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.TransportHolds and will use valid UK driving license OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.Clinical Skills, Knowledge and ExperienceExcellent knowledge in specialty of General Adult Psychiatry.Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.Academic Skills and Lifelong LearningAble to meet duties under MHA and MCA.Ability to work constructively in and to lead a multidisciplinary team.Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.Participated in continuous professional development.Participated in research or service evaluation.Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.Experienced in clinical research and / or service.Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes.Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust's guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email ****** to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £13 per year and maintain registration.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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