Job summary
- Main area
- General Adult Community Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent: 10 PA/Week
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 201-MD-25-CON-016
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Longreach House
- Town
- Redruth
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 PA Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Adult Psychiatrist - Crisis Service (2 posts)
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
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- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking consultants in General Adult Psychiatry due to the creation of two new posts in an evolving crisis care pathway in Cornwall. These post are suitable for General Adult Psychiatrist with experience in managing patients in a crisis setting.
These post will have clinical oversight over multiple aspects of Crisis care including the local Home Treatment Team, the Crisis Hub and the Mental Health Connect phone line and has become available at an exciting time for Mental Health services in Cornwall as we embark on a journey of transformation to develop services for the future.
We are seeking individuals who are open to new ways of working, interested in developing services for the future, or who may be looking to consider research or teaching in addition to a clinical role.
We are open to discussing appropriate recruitment and relocation packages to enable suitably qualified individuals to move to Cornwall.
Main duties of the job
Review of the Home Treatment Team case load in the multi- disciplinary team setting to ensure efficient and excellent care is delivered by the service, reducing the average patient time on the caseload, preventing hospital admissions and helping to form effective and lasting care plans enabling patients in crisis to be returned to their community teams safely.
Weekly screening of inpatient wards and assessment of patient suitability for early discharge under the Home Treatment Team, reducing average length of inpatient admission, creating bed space and reducing out-of-county admissions and place of safety re-purposing.
Bi-weekly medical reviews of patients under the care of the Home Treatment Team, helping to update care plans, formulate and consolidate diagnosis and treatment.
Due to the nature of our local geography with long distances between homes, there will be a mixture of home visits and some scheduled clinics where patients in crisis are invited to attend outpatients clinic for review.
In their supporting professional activities time, the consultant may choose to help develop the county crisis service, and other aspects of emergency mental health care in Cornwall
Working for our organisation
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.
Please Note : These roles are currently being reviewed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the JD may be subject to change prior to interview.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- CCT or equivalent in GA Psychiatry
Desirable criteria
- Relevant Higher Degree e.g., MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration and licence
- Eligibility for Section 12 and AC Approval
- Inclusion (or eligibility for inclusion) on the Specialist Register or Specialty Trainee within 6 months of gaining CCT
Desirable criteria
- Section 12/AC Approval
- Trainer Training to enable clinical and/or supervision of trainees
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of teaching experience at post-graduate and/or under-graduate level
Desirable criteria
- Specific evidence of organising teaching or medical education programmes
- Relevant teaching qualification
Reseach and Audit
Essential criteria
- Experience of carrying out an audit project
Desirable criteria
- Experience or involvement in a research project and publication
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of UK Hospital Systems (or equivalent) Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Previous experience of taking a leadership role in multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work.
- Ability to use IT, including e-mail and the internet
- Knowledge of risk management.
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Ashley Broom
- Job title
- Clinical Director for Adult community MH
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 246872
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