Consultant in Adult Psychiatry

Job title:

Consultant in Adult Psychiatry

Company

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job description

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeoplehttps://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/valuesJob overviewPennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
CONSULTANT IN ADULT PSYCHIATRY
Stockport- 10PAsPennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a full-time substantive Consultant Psychiatrist. This post is based in Stockport and is a sector role. The post holder will be based at the Department of Psychiatry, Stepping Hill Hospital. Stockport operates in a sectorised model and is staffed by 7 full-time Consultants in Adult Psychiatry. Each Consultant is allocated a Junior Doctor (NW Deanery training schemes) to work with them. The EIT is covered by a full time consultant.This is an exciting time to join the Trust and there are many opportunities to contribute to the organisations’ development and to look at service redesign models. Stockport has a very strong teaching commitment and candidates will be expected to contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff. There are close links with ongoing research projects. The Consultants contribute to local service user & carer groups.Main duties of the jobTo provide high-quality Mental Health Care for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems both inpatient and outpatients.
To work closely with other teams and Consultants to ensure coherent and high-quality mental health care for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems within the Stockport area.
To work with the other Consultants to support the development of the service, and to attend local and divisional service development meetings.Applicants must be on the GMC’s Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion or be within six months’ of the anticipated award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Adult Psychiatry at the time of interview for the post.On Call frequency is 1 in 16We offer ample opportunities for our consultants’ professional development and opportunities for additional work for additional PAs (require negotiation).Working for our organisationWe are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria

• Possession of a medical degree
• Full registration with the GMC with a license to practice
• Entry into Specialist Register
• Higher psychiatric training or its equivalent.
• Section 12 (2) Approval under Mental Health Act 1983 or be eligible for approval

Desirable criteria

• Other postgraduate degrees e.g. MSc, MD, MRCP etc.
• Possession of MRCPsych or equivalent qualification
• Possession of CCT in general adult psychiatry or be within 6 months of achieving this or on the Specialist Register with the GMC for general adult psychiatry

Skills & ExperienceEssential criteria

• Evidence of teaching and training abilities.
• Commitment to share the work of the department with colleagues, to develop and improve the service as a whole, and to the organisational philosophy.
• Registered for CPD with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Evidence of audit activity.
• Available to participate in on-call rota

Desirable criteria

• Experience in detention of patients under the MHA (1983)
• Experience of writing reports for the Mental Health Review Tribunals.
• Evidence of leading the development of services elsewhere.
• An interest in management and service development.
• In ‘Good professional standing for CPD’.
• Published audit and published research.

Hints and tips for completing your application can be found here.Sponsorship – We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.What happens after your application has been received?You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.What happens if I am offered the position after interview?The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.Other important information

• We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
• If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
• If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
• Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
• We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.Employer certification / accreditation badgesApplicant requirementsYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.Documents to download

• Consultant psychiatrist in General Adul Psychiatry (PDF, 632.5KB)
• Policy Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 117.0KB)

Expected salary

Location

Stockport, Greater Manchester

Job date

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 23:18:12 GMT

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