Pt Consultant Medical Psychotherapist in Acute Liaison Team
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Location
- CV34 5BW, Warwick
- Salary
- £82,096 to £110,683 a year
- Closing date
- 28 Jun 2021
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- Profession
- Specialist doctor, Psychiatry
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
Job Details
Consultant Medical Psychotherapist
South Warwickshire Acute Liaison Team
Based at Warwick Hospital
1 x Part-time Post (8 PAs)
(£82,096 - £110,683 pro rata)
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust (CWPT) invites applications for the new post of Consultant Medical Psychotherapist with the Acute Hospital Liaison Team.
CWPT provides Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community services to people living in Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull. Rated good by the CQC, the Trust is an organisation that is continuously improving and we welcome interest from individuals who want to make a difference.
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FOR FULL DETAIL
Main duties of the job
The post holder will also assume the role of Psychotherapy Tutor for junior doctors training in Psychiatry. Duties include facilitating weekly Balint groups, Undertaking assessments as part of trainees portfolios. The post holder will work with non-medical psychotherapist colleagues across services assessing cases for suitability for junior doctors. The role would be undertaken in line with the requirements of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and West Midlands School of Psychiatry, supported by the Director of Medical Education
The post is based on a 8 PA job plan with 3 PAs in Direct Clinical Care, 3 PAs for the Psychotherapy tutor role and 2 PAs in Supporting Professional Activities. Participation in the Consultant Psychiatrist on-call rota is also expected at a frequency of around one in fifteen, with responsibility for both inpatient and community adult and older-adult patients.
About us
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.
The service received an overall rating of Good by the CQC and an Outstanding for care and compassion of which we are rightly proud. We have also been recognised both locally and nationally by receiving awards for the services we provide.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached JD / PS in Supporting Information
Criteria to apply include GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in Psychotherapy. The post holder must also be eligible for Approved Clinician Status and be Section 12 approved. Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to a Consultant role in Liaison Psychiatry is also advantageous.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
- GMC registration
Company
About Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
Discover our career opportunities at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT).
Operating out of approximately 50 sites and providing inpatient, community and day clinics, as well as specialist services, to a population of about 1 million people living in Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull we on average see around 5,000 patients every day. Our services received an overall rating of 'Good' by the CQC .
We are proud that NHS England have named us a Global Digital Exemplar– one of only seven mental health trusts in the country to gain this status. This will allow us to transform patient care through new technologies.
Alongside other Trusts, local government and the third sector, we are part of the Coventry & Warwickshire Health and Care Partnership which is designed to integrate care and better meet local health and care needs now and in the future.
We have well established academic links and opportunities with Warwick and Coventry Universities and Buckingham Medical School. The Trust provides clinical teaching experiences to undergraduate students and participates in the local Deanery Postgraduate Training Scheme.
Coventry is surrounded on all sides by picturesque countryside and quaint villages in Warwickshire, and it is home to a number of great open green spaces. The rail ride to London takes roughly an hour, while Warwick and Stratford upon Avon are only a short distance apart when travelling by car. The new HS2 train line passes near Coventry and Warwickshire and stations are very close in neighbouring Birmingham.
Birmingham Airport is on the East side of Birmingham and is a 30 minute car journey from Coventry city centre.
We welcome and look forward to interest from individuals who want to join us and to make a difference.
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