Consultant Psychiatrist Primary Care and Community Psychiatry - Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom - Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Description

You will be working alongside another full time consultant Psychiatrist and a SAS grade Doctor (9PA) as well as a range of Doctors in training.

Based in Bath NHS House, the Recovery Team provides Care co-ordination and specific interventions to those with severe and enduring mental health problems referred internally from the Primary Care & Hospital Liaison Team, the Intensive Service, liaison service and Inpatient wards.

The Recovery Team covers GP surgeries in Bath and North East Somerset and operates 5 days per week from 9am to 5pm.

The Team runs Clozapine and Physical Health monitoring clinics weekly, MDT and business meetings, and reflective practice opportunities.

At present the service remains integrated with the Local Authority and so also provide the social care responsibilities for people under the care of our service.

We have a close working relationship with the other local services, including the Psychological Therapies team to be able to offer a range of evidence based psychological interventions.

The locality has 10 substantive consultants in post work in close proximity, and offers a range Supporting Professional Activities including a locality peer group, local academic programme and journal club.

Provide clinical leadership and consultation for Recovery Team members. Review those patients for which he/she is Responsible Clinician in the community and periodically review those taking Consultant only prescribed medications and review or supervise the review of those receiving long acting anti - psychotic injections
This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs.
Assessment and treatment of outpatients in clinics.

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.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.
MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

g MD,PHD,Msc or other additional clinical qualifications
CCT in General Adult Psychiatry

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

Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.
Experience or involvement in a research project and publication.
Experience of carrying out an audit project.

Evidence of management/leadership skills training.

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust