Consultant Psychiatrist in CRHT
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 14 June 2024
Job summary
Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of a new service model, working in partnership with local services to meet the needs of those presenting with complex mental health needs together?
We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Telford and Wrekin Adult Crisis Assessment Home Treatment Team in Shropshire.
The Team deliver care over a 24 hour period to people over the age of 18 years in crisis, focusing on ensuring that the service users are supported to remain in their own home wherever hospitalisation can be safely and appropriately avoided. Working as part of a multi -disciplinary team you will provide active involvement in the assessment, development, implementation & evaluation of service user care responding quickly to those referred with urgent & high risk mental health needs & provide collaborative, effective, evidence based interventions at the right time with the right person
This is a permanent full-time (10PAs) post in Crisis and Home Treatment team. The emphasis is to provide timely & comprehensive assessment, interventions & treatment to service users & their families/carers, whilst working within a MDT format.
We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist with the interest in providing strong medical leadership as the post involves providing clinical leadership to the team as part of a collective leadership structure, which shares responsibility for ensuring that the care delivered by the service is safe and of a high quality standard
Main duties of the job
As a Trust we are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage.
This post enables dedicated Consultant input our Crisis and Home Treatment Team. You will be expected to provide community care and treatment, with the facility for assessment of referred service users, flexible review of complex service users and timely discharge in liaison with General Practitioners. Service Users will present with a range of mental health difficulties and need.
The role involves providing clinical leadership to the team as part of a collective leadership structure, and providing support and supervision as required to Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Non-Medical Prescribers. The post holder will have responsibility to supervise a trainee attached to the team, although as with any training post this is subject to trainee availability. Opportunities are also available in the Trust to participate in postgraduate and undergraduate education for Junior Doctors and medical students from Keele Medical School.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rate s
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Date posted
15 March 2024
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£93,666 to £126,281 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
301-MS-24-6072464-A
Job locations
The Redwoods Centre
Bicton Health
Shrewsbury
SY3 8DS
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Redwoods Centre
Bicton Health
Shrewsbury
SY3 8DS
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