Community Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist

Location: Solihull

Salary: £99, 532 - £131, 964 per annum

Full time: 10 sessions per week

Do you want to be part of a new model of community mental health care working across an Integrated Care System?

An exciting opportunity has become available to be part of an innovative development of Neighbourhood Community Mental Health Teams in a city enriched with cultural development.

You will be joining one of two CMHTs in the community Hub. The CMHT looks after adults over the age of 25 and has links to other teams within the Community Hub which includes the Older Adult CMHT and Assertive Outreach Team. There is also a dedicated Home Treatment Team that is geographically linked to the CMHT.

It is anticipated that referrals and caseload numbers are likely to reduce as we progress with our Community Mental Health Transformation as part of the Long-Term Plan.

Key role and responsibilities for the Consultant Psychiatrist General Adult role:

• Assessing new referrals from GPs and other referrers, including transfers from Home Treatment teams and internal transfers from other teams within the Trust, making an appropriate diagnosis, formulating management plans in the short term and long term.
• At least 50% of working time should be dedicated to face-to-face contact with patients and it anticipated that there shall be at least 32 such contacts per week (with a new assessment generally counting as 2 contacts).
• Develop risk assessment and management plans in conjunction with the Multidisciplinary team, service user, carers and other involved agencies and facilitate maximum empowerment of the service user and carer in developing informed choice of treatment interventions.
• Proactively liaise with other mental health teams and primary care to ensure continuity of care and appropriate information sharing.

Minimum requirements for the Consultant Psychiatrist General Adult role is:

• 4 years psychiatry experience
• MRCPsych or equivalent.
• Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983).
• Obtained inclusion on the Specialist Register; or within six months of the award of a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in General Adult Psychiatry; or eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register.

What can they offer?

• Salary - £99,532 - £131,964 per annum.
• Certificate of Sponsorship.
• 33 days annual leave.
• Research opportunities.
• A relocation package may be offered.

If you are looking for a new opportunity in a beautiful location, please apply today!