Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Adult Mental Health

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Weymouth

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

3 days ago

About the role

Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist seeking your next career opportunity in Older Adult Mental Health? We are delighted to invite applications for a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our older adult community services based in the beautiful coastal town of Weymouth. As the consultant psychiatrist in older adult psychiatry, you will take part in the multi-disciplinary management of community referrals for those with both functional and organic illness. You will provide consultant input into the OPMH multidisciplinary team in Weymouth and Portland. Everyday you'll have the opportunity to make a long-lasting difference and the privilege of working with older people in the local community. You'll encounter stimulating challenges and endless rewards; opportunities to create change and transform lives; teams fuelled by collaboration; and a culture that fosters innovation and values a diverse and inclusive workplace. You will have dedicated time to help shape the strategic development within the care group across Dorset and there is a strong leadership structure across the organisation with the opportunity for regular input into meeting and developments. The service offers strong peer support alongside well-established and robust cross-cover arrangements. Join our Medical Team :: Careers Dorset For an informal discussion or to find out more, please contact Dr Antony Christopher, Consultant Psychiatrist & Older People's Medical Lead; antony.christopher1@nhs.net

Person specification

Essential

General medical Qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise.
MRCPsych or recognised equivalent, e.g. membership of a psychiatry college in another country.
Must be in possession or within 6 months of possession of a CCT in Older Adult Psychiatry or on Specialist Register in Psychiatry.
On Specialist Register Older Adult in Psychiatry.
Section 12(2) approval and Approved Clinician approval or ability to obtain approval before starting post.
Excellent knowledge in specialty.
Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement.
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wider medical knowledge.
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
Make decisions based on evidence and experience including contribution of others.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Proactive, respectful, supportive, reliable and trustworthy, and positive.
Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of goo patient care
Able to manage priorities.
Evidence of management/Leadership skills training.
Understand principles of leadership and give examples of leadership in own practice.
Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
An understanding of the importance of Clinical Governance in the NHS organisations and importance in patient care.
Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation.
To have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning.
To have an understanding of the stresses involved in being a consultant psychiatrist and how to manage these appropriately.
Knowledge of requirements for supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff.
Approved educational supervisor training.
Experience of carrying out an audit project.
Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
Ability to supervisor junior medical staff undertaking research projects.

Desirable

Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
Additional clinical qualification.
Experience of medicine outside psychiatry e.g. general practice, medicine.
Teaching Experience.
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within the NHS or comparable service.
Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff.
Published audit project.
Ability to critically appraise published research.