Are you passionate about delivering sustainable, high quality community mental health services?

We are looking for a Consultant who shares our vision for improved mental health care. We are committed to improving the lives of the people we serve with compassion, respect and dignity. We aspire to provide the best possible care in the right place, at the right time, to help our service-users recover and live a fulfilled life.

The AWP Assessment and Recovery teams are currently based at Petherton Resource Centre, Speedwell Centre and Greenways Centre. The Assessment and Recovery (A& R) Service part of the service delivery is provided by Mental Health Bristol, a formal partnership of local providers of health and social care in Bristol including AWP.

This is a full time post based with the Bristol South Mental Health Assessment & Recovery service at the Petherton Resource Centre, Bristol.

The Assessment and Recovery services are structured to increase the amount of 'contacts' staff have with service users, to improve access to the service by integration within communities and GP settings. They provide a service for all adults over the age of 18, and in transition from CAMHS, except those who are only diagnosed with dementia. The service operates from 8am to 8pm, 365 days per year.

Main duties of the job

Each Assessment and Recovery Team is divided into 3 clusters according to GP populations. As the post holder you will hold medical responsibility within a specific cluster and will work closely with around 5-6 GP practices.

You will be expected to undertake 2 new assessments and 2 medical follow up assessments per week (WTE) to support the assessment function of the team. In addition, on average per week there are about 10 Recovery medical appointments, arranged in 2 clinic blocks (allowing a degree of flexibility).

The doctors are integral members and clinical leaders of the team and comprise 3.0 WTE General Adult Consultants, 0.6 WTE Later Life Consultant, 1 WTE SAS doctor, 1 WTE Crisis Consultant. The team embraces the multidisciplinary approach integrating Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, mental health workers and Recovery Navigators with a total of about 70 within the team. There is 1 Non-Medical Prescriber in the team, who holds dedicated clinics.

The team regularly has an F2, core trainees, higher trainees and medical students making for a strong, friendly and lively medical base within the team.
About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B& NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

• Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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 of gaining CCT
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Desirable

• CCT in General Adult Psychiatry

Experience
Essential

• Experience of assessing and treating patients in a community setting.
• Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement

Personal Skills
Essential

• To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
• Ability to appraise own performance as a Consultant.
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desirable

• Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills

Clinical Skills
Essential

• Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations.

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.
• Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation.

Desirable

• Knowledge of alternatives to inpatient admission care approaches

Teaching
Essential

• Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.

Desirable

• Experience as an Educational Supervisor for trainees

Research and Audit
Essential

• Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
• Experience of carrying out an audit project.

Management
Essential

• Evidence of management/leadership skills training.

Desirable

• Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address

Petherton Resource Centre

Bristol

BS14 9BP

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