Job summary
We are seeking a specialty doctor to join the Community Integrated Mental Health Service in North Newham.

This is an opportunity to join an established service providing integrated general adult mental health care in the community.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be enrolled on the Trusts highly regarded Improvement Science in Action training and will be encouraged to contribute to our unique Quality Improvement programme.

Main duties of the job
The post-holder will have overall clinical responsibility for service users on their caseload in their sub-team. They will lead on the delivery of high quality care in all settings; ensure policies and procedures are followed; develop close working links with GP colleagues in order to provide integrated holistic care; and develop close working links with the acute locality treatment wards ensuring the right care is provided in the right setting.

About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations

Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information.

Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential

• Fully registered with the General Medical Council
• On the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT
• Higher training in approved training posts for minimum of 3 years and / or previous consultant training.
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines)
• Approval under Section 12(2) of Mental Health Act 1983 and Approved Clinician status

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Essential

• Experience of clinical work in General Adult Psychiatry at ST4-6 or Consultant level within the last 3 years
• Excellent working knowledge and experience of the application of the Mental Health Act
• Appreciation and understanding of ethnic minority issues and a commitment to developing culturally sensitive practices
• Understanding of social factors relevant to psychiatry
• Experience of working on an inpatient ward

Desirable

• Experience of service development and introducing new services in mental health
• Knowledge & experience of recovery-informed service delivery and working with patients as experts by experience
• Inpatient experience at consultant level

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS/ ABILITIES
Essential

• Leadership skills
• Ability to work as a part of multidisciplinary, multi-model team
• Ability to manage complex workloads and support others to do that
• Consultation/liaison skills to services, teams and individuals
• Commitment to working in multidisciplinary setting
• Commitment to working with service users on service development
• Project management ability

Desirable

• Formal leadership and management training
• Experience of team /service leadership
• Experience of organisational development work
• Experience of providing reflective practice to the teams
• Experience of consultations to the teams and individuals

CLINICAL SKILLS
Essential

• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership for the team
• Self-motivating and innovative
• Expertise in risk assessment and evidence-based intervention after self-harm
• Confident in therapeutic risk taking
• Commitment to clinical governance

Desirable

• Training in a psychological therapy

TEACHING AND SUPERVISION
Essential

• Experience in teaching junior staff
• Good teaching and communication skills
• Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
• Experience of teaching non-medical mental health professionals

Desirable

• Medical education qualification

RESEARCH AND AUDIT
Essential

• Experience of research work, especially in general hospital patients and / or patients with medically unexplained symptoms
• Audit experience

Desirable

• Experience of grant-funded project work
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals in relevant academic fields

OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to get on with colleagues

Desirable

• Media training

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).