Job responsibilities

The postholder will provide clinical leadership for the multidisciplinary team. They will work with the team manager to ensure responsive, excellent and safe care is provided that supports the whole healthcare system. The postholder will work with senior directorate staff to meet Trust objectives. Please see job description and person specification for further details

Qualifications and training

Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment Included on the GMC Specialist Register for General Adult Psychiatry OR within six months Approved clinician status
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register with a CCT in General Adult Psychiatry or within 6 months of eligibility
• Approved Clinician status AND Approved under S12 of the UK Mental Health Act (1983), or able to achieve these within 3 months of appointment
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines) Experience in other relevant specialties such as in patient, liaison psychiatry, home treatment or addictions
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
• Membership or fellowship of Royal College of Psychiatrists

Experience and clinical skills

Essential

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Good oral and written communication skills in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Significant experience in risk assessment and management including positive risk taking
• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
• Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
• Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health

Personal Skills

Essential

• Ability to work in multidisciplinary team and provide leadership for the team
• Self-motivating
• Confidence in therapeutic risk taking
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Willingness to innovate and problem-solve service issues

Organisational and management skills

Essential

• Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
• Commitment to working with service users on service development
• Commitment to Clinical Governance
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement

Desirable

• Formal leadership and management training
• Experience of team /service leadership

Research and Audit

Essential

• Participation in Medical Audit and Quality Improvement initiatives
• Commitment to research informed care and service development

Desirable

• Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields

Teaching and supervision

Essential

• Experience of teaching at either undergraduate or postgraduate level

Desirable

• Medical education qualification
• Approval to supervise psychiatric trainees

Other qualities

Essential

• Commitment to developing user-focused services
• Ability to get on with colleagues across disciplines and specialties
• Ability to appraise own performance

Desirable

• Experience of active involvement in service user initiatives

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).