Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of a new service model that is working in partnership with local services to meet the needs of those presenting with complex mental health needs together?Telford and Wrekin Community Mental Health service provide assessment and evidence based interventions for people who are presenting with complex mental health difficulties that are significantly impacting on their daily life alongside our partner organisations.This is a permanent full-time (10 PAs) post in General Adult Psychiatry. The emphasis is to provide timely and comprehensive assessment, interventions and treatment to service users and their families/carers, whilst working within a multi-disciplinary team format.We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist with the interest in providing strong medical leadership as the post involves providing clinical leadership to the team as part of a collective leadership structure, which shares responsibility for ensuring that the care delivered by the service is safe and of a high quality standard.Main duties of the job

This post enables dedicated Consultant input into one of our five Integrated Community Mental Services (CMHS) that are based across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. You will be expected to provide community care and treatment, with the facility for assessment of referred service users, flexible review of complex service users and timely discharge in liaison with General Practitioners. Service Users will present with a range of mental health difficulties and need.The role is aligned to the Telford and Wrekin CMHS, which comprises of four PCNs. This service in total has 4.2 Adult Consultants and 2 Older Adult Consultants. The post is aligned to cover 1 of the PCNs (Wrekin PCN).The role involves providing clinical leadership to the team as part of a collective leadership structure, and providing support and supervision as required to Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Non-Medical Prescribers. The post holder will have responsibility to supervise a trainee attached to the team, although as with any training post this is subject to trainee availability. Opportunities are also available in the Trust to participate in postgraduate and undergraduate education for Junior Doctors and medical students from Keele Medical School.About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:Supporting your career development and progressionGenerous maternity, paternity and adoption leaveOptions for flexible workingUp to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resourcesIf you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patientsLease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rateSalary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business ratesSalary sacrifice bikes up to £2kFree car parking at all trust sitesFree flu vaccinations every yearCitizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.Job responsibilities

We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with a passion for working with adults presenting with complex mental health difficulties. The successful person will need to encourage effective engagement of this cohort of people, maintaining compassion and hope through every contact.You will need to have the following key skills and experience:To have a genuine passion for working with adults presenting with complex mental health needsTo be able to work well in a teamTo have excellent leadership qualitiesTo provide evidenced based care that is recovery focusedProfessionalTo comply with all Trust policies and the Living Our Values Framework.To maintain professional registration with the GMC and a full Licence to Practice, be engaging in appraisal, revalidation and job planning.To maintain Approved Clinician (AC) statusTo comply with Trust mandatory trainingTo operate with transparency, including maintenance of an electronic diaryPerson Specification

Qualifications

Medical DegreeMRC Psych or equivalentEligible for inclusion on the specialist register (senior trainees must be within six months of CCT at the point of interview)Speciality TrainingClinical and Professional Competence

Experience in General Adult Psychiatry at ST 4 -6 level or equivalent senior level in a variety of settings including in-patient and communityAwareness of current guidelines for the assessment and treatment of mental disorderEligibility for Approved Clinician status and knowledge of the Mental Capacity ActDisclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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