Consultant Psychiatrist - Mental Health Rehabilitation inBournemouth inBournemouth PUBLISHED
TUE 7 JAN 2025
In addition to the clinical responsibilities, this position offers a Recruitment and Retention payment of £20,000, a relocation package of up to £10,000, and various benefits such as flexible working, career development opportunities, and an annual study leave budget. The Consultant Psychiatrist will collaborate with a varied team of professionals, including a Specialty doctor and Nurse Practitioner, and will play a key role in shaping local rehabilitation services. The post also provides the opportunity to work with a trainee, ensuring a comprehensive and supportive working environment.
This is a post for a full-time (10 PA) Consultant Rehabilitation Psychiatrist to cover the Mental Health Rehabilitation Service in the East of the county of Dorset. You will provide medical input into the in-patient rehabilitation unit and Community Rehab Team (CRT), which are part of a wider Complex Care Mental Health Service.
You will work within the pan-Dorset Mental Health Complex Care Service which provides comprehensive community and inpatient based services to patients registered with general practitioners within Dorset.
The Service offers care and support to male and female service users, aged 18 years and over.
You will be expected to maintain Section 12 (2) and be an Approved Clinician.
This post attracts a Recruitment and Retention payment of £20,000 plus a further relocation package of up to £10,000 if relocating to Dorset. In addition, we offer a commitment to flexible working, career development opportunities and our excellent NHS benefits.
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The post also attracts 10 days per year of study leave and an annual study leave budget of up to £1000.
You will work with the teams that provide community rehab and inpatient based services to patients registered with general practitioners within Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole.
This role is flexible to the needs of the service and is supported by a Specialty doctor post and Nurse Practitioner Approved Clinician as well as the wider Complex Care Service Senior Team and medics based across the County. This post has a trainee attached to it.
Nightingale House is a 13 bed mixed gender unit that provides inpatient specialist assessment, treatment, and interventions to enable recovery of people with complex mental health needs.
For all services, you will assist in the assessment of new patients into the service, their ongoing management, and review when it is appropriate for patients to be transferred back to general adult teams. You will ensure that patients receive appropriate clinical assessments and will ensure that there is appropriate medical input into care planning.
The caseload numbers will reflect the complexity of the client base that Mental Health Practitioners will be care coordinating in the community. It is anticipated that these clinicians will manage between 10 and 12 clients in the community including those transitioning from Inpatient Rehabilitation Services. It is anticipated that the other clinical roles within the CRT will not hold a caseload.
The post holder will have the opportunity to be involved in the further shaping of local rehabilitation services.
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For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
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