• Job Description

  Req#: C9342-23-4028?language=en&page=2403&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for a Consultant to provide leadership to Oakwood Ward, a dynamic acute unit with 23 beds, based at Southmead Hospital, Bristol.

  The ward embraces the challenges of Acute Psychiatry. It is a psychologically informed environment working in a truly multi-disciplinary model. The team are motivated to work on ways to improve the quality of the service, developing and carrying out quality improvement projects; strive to offer the best possible care and enabling patients and carers to pursue recovery.

  The ward has RCPsych Accreditation and good CQC feedback.

  Main duties of the job

  You will lead on daily ward reviews providing visible and accessible support to the SAS doctor, junior doctor and nursing team.

  This post is evolving new ways of working to include systems for consultant time to be focused on those patients that need senior medical input so that decision-making, treatment and discharge planning, and liaison with the Intensive (Crisis) team happens promptly. To support this, the consultant will not have responsibilities outside of this team, other than attending some CPD activities or interface meetings with other teams.

  You will be encouraged and supported to be involved in service leadership and management and to develop an area of special clinical interest in line with service needs.

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

  Bristol is a great place to live and work and has easy travel routes across the country via the M4 and M5, There are two principal railway stations in Bristol and an airport.

  About us

  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.

  Date posted

  15 February 2023

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £88,364 to £119,133 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  342-RVN788-JK

  Job locations

  Oakwood Ward, Southmead Hospital

  Bristol

  BS10 5NB

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

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

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

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

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

  Desirable

  • Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications
  • MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

  Eligibility

  Essential

  • 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

  Desirable

  • CCT in General Adult Psychiatry

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of assessing and treating patients in an inpatient setting.

  Personal Skills

  Essential

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

  Clinical Skills

  Essential

  • Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations.

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.

  Teaching

  Essential

  • Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.
  • Understand principles of teaching.

  Research and Audit

  Essential

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

  Management

  Essential

  • Evidence of management/leadership skills training.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

  Desirable

  • Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications
  • MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

  Eligibility

  Essential

  • 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

  Desirable

  • CCT in General Adult Psychiatry

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of assessing and treating patients in an inpatient setting.

  Personal Skills

  Essential

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

  Clinical Skills

  Essential

  • Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations.

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant.

  Teaching

  Essential

  • Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.
  • Understand principles of teaching.

  Research and Audit

  Essential

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

  Management

  Essential

  • Evidence of management/leadership skills training.

  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).

  Additional information

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

  Address

  Oakwood Ward, Southmead Hospital

  Bristol

  BS10 5NB

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

  Address

  Oakwood Ward, Southmead Hospital

  Bristol

  BS10 5NB

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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