Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatry
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 184 - KC652535
- Employer
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Glanville House
- Town
- Bridgwater
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Per Annum and dependant on experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Psychiatrist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Our award winning trusts recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientiousness of our colleagues. With over 10,000 colleagues working for our trusts in a very wide range of services, we aim to provide a supportive, inclusive environment in which our colleagues can thrive.
Job overview
This is a full-time WTE post in the Bridgwater Community Mental health service based in Glanville House, in the centre of Bridgwater.
There can be some flexibility in the working time equivalent depending on successful candidate’s requirements. Therefore, if an appropriate candidate who cannot work fulltime applies, their application will be considered by management. This post arises due to re-location of a previous psychiatrist and expansion of community psychiatry service. Some remote working can be considered.
Somerset Foundation Trust was formed due to a merger of mental health, community health and acute care trusts (Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District hospital). This has enabled more joined up care, better long-term planning for future healthcare in Somerset, stronger leadership and joint training.
This post provides senior psychiatric services to community mental health teams for three of the 12 GP surgeries in the Bridgwater and Burnham area. Patients will be under the care of the Bridgwater Adult Community Mental Health team (CMHT).
Main duties of the job
The core CMHT works closely with the wider community mental health service and is referred to as the Community Mental Health service. This consists of therapists, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, mental health nurses, psychiatrists and four managers and a number of other staff with specific focuses. We work together especially in complex cases and where there is higher risk to support patients and colleagues. This working together includes within patient consultation, professionals’ meetings, care planning, referrals meetings and multi-disciplinary team meetings. We also have formal liaison meetings with inpatient services planning admissions and discharges. In 2023, the directorate replaced CPA with an electronic Dialogue plus which is followed by keyworkers within the CMHT and many parts of the organisation.
Working for our organisation
As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.
You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.
We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone’s throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.
Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan – there is truly something for everyone!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Community services have expanded across the Trust with concomitant expansion in staff as we have built up a new service called Open Mental Health in the last 4 years. This service works closely with primary care, the wider community and the voluntary sector. This service includes psychologists, assistant psychologists, liaison staff, eating disorder leads and support workers. This staff body is linked in closely with CMHTs through team meetings and supervision. This affords greater skill mix and appropriate input for patients depending on risk level, diagnoses and previous mental health treatment. This gives many more options for patients referred or being discharged from mental health services. Linked software and interface meetings ensure all referrals have a considered and appropriate offer with reduced repeated assessments. We are able to provide a more holistic service with greater satisfaction for staff and patients
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- GMC registration
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michael Campbell
- Job title
- Consultant Psychiatrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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