The ideal candidate should possess a genuine passion for working with adults experiencing complex mental health challenges, demonstrate excellent leadership skills, and commit to a recovery-focused care approach. The position also includes opportunities for involvement in postgraduate and undergraduate education and offers flexibility, including options for remote work. Additionally, the Trust provides a generous relocation package for candidates moving to the Telford area, known for its blend of rural charm and educational opportunities.
Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of a new service model that is working in partnership with local services to meet the needs of those presenting with complex mental health needs together?
We are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our newly transformed Telford & Wrekin Community Mental Health Service which has been aligned to work with our local group of Primary Care Networks
Telford & Wrekin Community Mental Health service provide assessment & evidence based interventions for people who are presenting with complex mental health difficulties that are significantly impacting on their daily life alongside our partner organisations
This is a permanent full-time (10PAs) post in General Adult Psychiatry. The emphasis is to provide timely & comprehensive assessment, interventions & treatment to service users & their families/carers, whilst working within a multi-disciplinary team format
We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist with the interest in providing strong medical leadership as the post involves providing clinical leadership to the team as part of a collective leadership structure, which shares responsibility for ensuring that the care delivered by the service is safe and of a high quality standard
Why move to our County? Shropshire is often described as a 'rural gem' it combines the best of old and new, has vast open spaces and a strong range of education provisions
This post enables dedicated Consultant input into one of our five Integrated Community Mental Services (CMHS) that are based across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin. You will be expected to provide community care & treatment, with the facility for assessment of referred service users, flexible review of complex service users & timely discharge in liaison with GPs. Service Users will present with a range of mental health difficulties and need.
The role is aligned to the Telford & Wrekin CMHS, which comprising of four PCNs. This service in total has 4.2 Adult Consultants and 2 Older Adult Consultants. The post is aligned to cover 1 of the PCNs (Wrekin PCN)
The role involves providing clinical leadership to the team as part of a collective leadership structure, & providing support & supervision as required to Advanced Nurse Practitioner & Non-Medical Prescribers. The Post Holder will have responsibility to supervise a trainee attached to the team, although as with any training post this is subject to trainee availability. Opportunities are also available in the Trust to participate in postgraduate and undergraduate education for Junior Doctors and Medical Students from Keele Medical School.
We would love to hear from you to discuss how together we might design this role around you & your specialist interests. We are committed to enabling flexible working and would welcome a discussion on how this could be achieved for you, with options including working remotely from home
About us
We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with a passion for working with adults presenting with complex mental health difficulties. The successful person will need to encourage effective engagement of this cohort of people, maintaining compassion and hope through every contact.
You will need to have the following key skills and experience:
- To have a genuine passion for working with adults presenting with complex mental health needs
- To be able to work well in a team
- To have excellent leadership qualities
- To provide evidenced based care that is recovery focused
Professional
- To comply with all Trust policies and the Living Our Values Framework.
- To maintain professional registration with the GMC and a full Licence to Practice, be engaging in appraisal, revalidation and job planning.
- To maintain Approved Clinician (AC) status
- To comply with Trust mandatory training
- To operate with transparency, including maintenance of an electronic diary
For Clinical and Non-clinical please refer to the attached Job Description
If you are interested in moving to our beautiful county, we can provide a generous relocation package of up to £8,000. Please speak to to discuss this package or others our Trust could offer
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