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Job overview
The North Community mental health teams (CMHTs) provide multi-disciplinary assessment, treatment and care for adults of working age in the community. This post is one of the 2 full-time substantive consultant posts for the CMHT-North West. Each Consultant is supported by 1.0 WTE Trainee (CT or GPST). The successful postholder would be expected to provide clinical supervision for the Trainee allocated to the post. The would be supported to apply for a Trainer’s status.
The Team consists of:
- x WTE Consultant Psychiatrists (including this post)
- x WTE Junior Doctor (Core Trainees or GPSTs)
- x WTE Team Manager
- x WTE Senior Practitioners
- x WTE Clinical Psychologist
- x WTE Advance Clinical Practitioners (ACP)
- X WTE Occupational Therapist
- x WTE Registered Social Workers
- x WTE Registered Mental Health Nurses
- x WTE Support workers (STR)
- x WTE Community Inclusion Service (CIS) Workers.
- x WTE Admin Staff 1 x WTE Medical Secretary (shared) Access to Specialist Pharmacist at Park House, North Manchester General Hospital
Main duties of the job
General duties
It is expected that all consultants will:
- Manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the associate medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework. • Ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant. • Undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients. • Record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department. • Participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service. • Participate in annual appraisal for consultants. • Attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme. • Maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval process, and to abide by professional codes of conduct. • Participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated with modernisation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the role please see attached detailed job description and person specification
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
Eligibility
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
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This advert is for Consultant - General Adult Psychiatry - Northwest CMHT with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, North West, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £109,725 - £145,478 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Jun 2026.
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