Job summary
- Main area
- Consultant in Adult Community Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 376-DMS-030
- Employer
- Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tickhill Road Hospital
- Town
- Doncaster
- Salary
- £121,765 - £164,165 per annum pro rata plus 30% RRP
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Adult Psychiatry
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Consultant Psychiatrist – Community Mental Health Team,
Salary £121,765 - £164,165
Are you committed to delivering high quality, place-based care?
Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?
Our new and exciting strategy and 28 Promises focus on ‘nurturing the power in our communities’ and likely align to your values.
We want to hear from you!
We are seeking a dynamic and committed Psychiatrist within our Community Directorate in Doncaster.
The Community Mental Health Teams cover 4 localities, South, Central, East and North of Doncaster. The post holder would be aligned to South Locality which is a predominantly urban area.
You would be joining the Doncaster Consultant network, which covers the Community and Inpatient services.
This post attracts a 30% recruitment and retention premium in addition to the advertised salary
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to provide consultant psychiatric input to the Adult South Community Mental Health Team.
Main Duties will include:
- Clinical Leadership.
- Discussing patients in the MDT meeting and with keyworkers/lead professionals, on an individual basis.
- Assessing patients with complex mental health issues with the team.
- Initiating medication and contributing to patients’ management and treatment plans.
- Quality improvement of the service – audit and service development projects.
- Clinical Supervision of the Junior doctors assigned to the CMHT.
- Teaching – providing teaching sessions to the CMHT on relevant clinical topics.
- Teaching junior doctors assigned to the team.
- Play a leading role in Business/Management Meetings for the team.
- The post holder will take the medical lead in service development and the implementation of any changes to practice as required in line with evolving evidence and tailored to meet local need.
Working for our organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description which includes a Person Specification and an example job plan.
If you are an aspiring medical leader, there are some opportunities to add an additional leadership session which can be discussed further with Care Group Medical Director Dr Andrew Heighton during the application process
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full registration with the GMC and license to practice Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Adult Psychiatry or a trainee within six months of completing their CCT.
- Approved or eligible for Approved Clinician Status.
- Approved or eligible for approval under section 12(2) MHA 1983.
Desirable criteria
- MD, Management qualification, other professional qualification (e.g. CBT, PSI, CAT).
- MRCPsych or equivalent higher qualification. Higher Specialist Training in Adult Psychiatry (e.g. SpR scheme).
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience within General Adult psychiatry.
Desirable criteria
- Prior experience working as a Consultant in General Adult psychiatry.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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 Andrew Heighton
- Job title
- Medical Director - Doncaster
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000 211182
- Additional information
Claire Wagstaff
Service Manager claire.wagstaff@nhs.net
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