ConsultantPsychiatry

Consultant Psychiatrist - Older People (Part-Time)

Pennine Care NHS FT

CQC: Good

Bury

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

5 days ago

About the role

Job description pending Royal College approvalPennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a part-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist and share a fantastic oppertunity to join a post based in Bury, Manchester. The service here operates in a sectorised model and is staffed by 2 wte sector Consultants in Older People Psychiatry, with this further 0.6 WTE Consultant providing additional support to clinics and the care home liaison service. Outpatient clinics are supported by a Junior Doctor (NW Deanery training schemes) , along side GP plus trainees This is an exciting time to join the Trust and there are many opportunities to contribute to the organisations' development and to look at service redesign models. Bury has a very strong teaching commitment and candidates will be expected to contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff and 4th year medical students. There are close links with ongoing research projects. The Consultants contribute to local service user & carer groups. This posts reflects: Enhanced Mentorship by senior management for new consultants. Excellent peer support Excellent study leave package Award winning department and Trust Nationally recognised staff satisfaction

Consultant Psychiatrist - Older People (Part-Time)

Pennine Care NHS FT

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To provide high-quality Mental Health Care for older people with severe and enduring mental health problems in outpatient clinics.To work closely with other teams and Consultants to ensure coherent and high-quality mental health care for older people with severe and enduring mental health problems within the Bury area.To work with the other Consultants to support the development of the service, and to attend local and divisional service development meetings.Applicants must be on the GMC's Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion or be within six months' of the anticipated award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Older People Psychiatry at the time of interview for the post. We offer ample opportunities for our consultants' professional development and opportunities for additional work for additional PAs (require negotiation).

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Person specification

Essential

MBChB or equivalent
Must be on the GMC Specialist Register or be eligible to be on the GMC Specialist Register
Higher psychiatric training or its equivalent.
Section 12 (2) Approval under Mental Health Act 1983 or be eligible for approval. Approved Clinician status (or eligible for same)
Evidence of teaching and training abilities
Commitment to share the work of the department with colleagues

Desirable

Possession of MRCPsych or equivalent qualification. Other postgraduate degrees e.g. MSc, MD, MRCP etc
Possession of CCT or be within 6 months of achieving this
CCT in Older Adult Psychiatry
Experience in detention of patients under The MHA (1983)
Experience of writing reports for the Mental Health Review Tribunals
Current or past educational supervisor of a basic trainee and a specialist registrar
Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
Evidence of leading the development of services elsewhere