Consultant Psychiatrist - North Bristol Later

Are you a Consultant Psychiatrist who is passionate about improving Later Life mental health services?

Do you want to work for a Trust whose priority is to provide high quality compassionate care?

The Trust is seeking a Later Life consultant psychiatrist to join the North Bristol Assessment and Recovery Team.

The consultant will provide clinical advice and leadership for North Later Life Team seeing patients with functional illness.

The consultant will work collaboratively with memory services that are currently provided by another mental health trust in Bristol.

Bristol is known for big city life with easy access to beautiful countryside and beaches. It is well connected with an international airport only 30 minutes from the centre.

Trains to London take just over 90 minutes. Bristol has a range of neighbourhoods that suit diverse tastes and lifestyles, combining urban living with beautiful surroundings.

It is ideal for families, with a number of great schools and the university is one of the most respected in the country.

We offer one of the most competitive and flexible benefits packages.

The Consultant will deliver direct interventions, including emergency assessment, to service users at a level of intensity according to need, including those service users who require an assertive approach.

This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs.

Provide visible and clear leadership at team level.

Supervision for the medical team, non-medical prescribers and trainees.

The Consultant will take medical responsibility for the patients on the team's caseload, including acting as RC for older adult service users, they should participate in MHA assessments where appropriate.

The post holder will be expected to be a key player in the development of the service. The post holder will be expected to provide medical leadership and participate in strategic development within the service.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

Please note that Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is not currently a sponsor under the GMC Sponsorship Scheme.

As a result, we regret to inform you that we are unable to consider applications from individuals who require GMC sponsorship

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of gaining CCT
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
• CCT in Old Age Psychiatry

• Experience of assessing and treating patients in inpatient and community settings
• Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD
• Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement

• To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work
• Ability to appraise own performance as a Consultant.
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills

• Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in inpatient and community settings

• Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.
• Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation.
• Knowledge of alternatives to inpatient admission care approaches

• Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.
• Experience as an Educational Supervisor for trainees

• Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
• Experience of carrying out an audit project.

• Evidence of management/leadership skills training.
• Previous management experience…