Job summary
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit to a full time Specialty Doctor post for Maple Leaf (Newington) Community Mental Health Team based in Solihull.

We are looking for a candidate with full GMC registration, Section 12(2) approved (or eligible for), holding at least 4 years' postgraduate training experience or equivalent with at least 2 years of which within Psychiatry. MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry is desirable.

This great opportunity will provide:

• Personalised portfolio
• Access to the RCPsych's CPD Online
• Support in gaining research competencies
• 1.5 SPA sessions per week
• Involvement in our academic programme and teaching
• Regular clinical supervision
• Specialty Doctor Tutor support and CESR / support forums if required

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist as well as the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team. Maple Leaf CMHT is part of the Solihull Community Hub.

Responsibilities of the post will include assessing new referrals from GPs and other referrers, including transfers from Home Treatment teams and internal transfers from other teams within the Trust, making an appropriate diagnosis, formulating management plans in the short term and long term. The CMHT works very much in a multi-disciplinary way. Doctors work closely with the other members of the CMHT (Resident Doctors, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, an excellent group of CPNs, OTs, psychologists and psychotherapists with various approaches, physical health practitioners, and dietician).

There are separate community teams for Older Adults and Assertive Outreach Teams. There is also a dedicated Home Treatment Team located nearby at the Zinnia Centre. Whilst this is a service post, the successful candidates' career development will be strongly supported, looking to further training or a specialist interest.

About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full details of the duties and responsibilities.

At least 50% of working time should be dedicated to face-to-face contact with patients and it anticipated that there shall be at least 32such contacts per week (with a new assessment generally counting as 2 contacts). There are some patients who may require home visits, and sufficient time will be allocated for such visits in the Job Plan.

Person Specification
Essential

• Recognised medical degree
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Eligible for approval under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act.
• Completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be within a psychiatry training programme or as a fixed term specialty trainee within psychiatry; or have equivalent experience and competences.
• Commitment to personal programme of Continuing Professional Development
• At least two years experience of working in psychiatry, including working with people suffering from severe mental illness.
• Experience of teaching and training at an undergraduate/postgraduate level
• Commitment to clinical audit and quality improvement within multi-disciplinary team.
• Flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing service needs.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work creatively within multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrable interest in the provision of gender sensitive mental health service
• Able to travel across the community base area

Desirable

• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)
• Broad clinical training in psychiatry including both inpatient and community service
• Experience serving a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic population
• Experience of providing psychological and/or social interventions
• Experience of contributing to or completion of a service improvement project
• Completed clinically relevant audit projects
• Skills in working with individuals who are difficult to engage.

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).

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.
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).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).