Consultant Psychiatrist (Wigan - Scmht)

Job Summary

The Specialist Community Mental Health Team (SCMHT) is a multidisciplinary team that serves the town of Wigan, working closely with all other mental health Teams in the Wigan directorate. Its aim is to facilitate the treatment and management of adults of working age (18+) with severe and enduring mental health disorders, with associated complexities, functional impairment and risks, in the community setting.

Clinical Role

This is a replacement post. In line with New Ways of Working, the post holder will provide a consultative, supervisory and supportive role to the multi-disciplinary team. Expected case load is around 330. The majority of clinical work is clinic based, but service users may also be seen at home, as required. The clinic can be at different sites, within short distance from the base.

• Undertake assessments of referrals/ admissions to the service
• Diagnose and formulate management plans in complex presentations.
• Provide management in treatment resistant and complex presentations
• Assessment and management of risk including of vulnerability, suicide risk, risks to health and safety and risk of harm to others.
• Preparation of Mental Health Review Tribunal and Managers' Hearings reports and attendance at subsequent hearings.
• Work in a collaborative way with MDT including external partners.
• Work in partnership with psychiatrists from partner providers such as Forensic and Rehabilitation Psychiatrists.

Leadership Role

• Lead clinical decision making in MDT to ensure the delivery of high-quality care
• Develop service clinical priorities in line with national and professional guidance and standards
• Engage with service transformation programmes including attendance at Consultant meetings.

Educational Role

• Provide clinical supervision for trainees in gaining core psychiatric experience
• Provide clinical supervision for trainees in achieving competencies in core general psychiatry

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical Degree

Desirable

• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Eligibility

Essential

• GMC Registration
• Specialist Register

Desirable

• Approved Clinician

Disclosures and Checks

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Details

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 437-MD-7832840

Job locations: Pennington Unit, Leigh Infirmary, The Avenue, Leigh, WN1 1HS, United Kingdom

Employer Details

Employer name: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Pennington Unit, Leigh Infirmary, The Avenue, Leigh, WN1 1HS, United Kingdom

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