Consultant in Psychiatry - CMHT South

Job overview

This appointment is for a 10 PA Consultant post in the Heeley and Gleadless Neighbourhood CMHT (Community Mental Health Team). Candidates hoping to work part time or flexibly are also welcome.  The post has come about as a result of SHSC being successful in delivering one of 6 national pilot sites for NHS England, which is in line with the current policy around neighbourhood services and Darzi principles and is likely to form the basis of how the Trust configures its services in the future. It is a partnership between a forward looking and mature Primary Care Network (Heeley Plus) and a well-established and ambitious VCSE Heeley Development Trust. The service, which is being set up through a transformation programme approach, will offer an integrated approach to mental health alongside primary mental health services, a wide range of VCSE provision and traditional secondary mental health services to manage patients with Severe Mental Illness and those in Crisis close to home, communities and family with the support of VCSE provided “hospitality beds” for those in crisis on site. It is an exciting time to join this team, with a range of local, ICS and national support mechanisms in place to support and evaluate this new way of delivering mental health services in a partnership manner.

This post is permanent.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be based at Newfield Green Clinic. The postholder will have office accommodation, with IT support for e-mail, internet access and secretarial support.  The post holder will be issued with all required IT equipment including a laptop and mobile phone.

The post holder is expected to have or be willing to undertake the training required to gain Section 12(2) approval and approved clinician status under the Mental Health Act 2007 and to undertake further training to maintain AC status as required.

On-call for the City of Sheffield is currently shared between General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age Psychiatry colleagues and comprises approximately one night on call per month and one weekend in three months.  The Remuneration for on-call is 1% of basic salary.  This is based on the frequency of on-call being low and in category B. The on-call duty is always well supported by trainees and Specialty Registrars.

The appointee will be required to cover for colleagues during periods of absence.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment and formulation to inform holistic management plans-face to face and or remotely.
• Assessment and management of risks.
• Assessment and management of physical ill-health
• Medication management including prescribing, monitoring, and stabilisation of medications as per NICE.
• Provide support and advice to MDT and wider team in delivering expert, safe and effective care.
• Provide training and formal supervision to medical trainees and non- medical staff.
• Mutual consultation with GPs, Pharmacists, ACPs and other roles.
• Provide systemic leadership in building relationships with colleagues in primary care, VCSEs and external agencies.
• Provide leadership in development of culture of continuous learning and quality improvement.
• Provide leadership in reviewing policies and governance structures.