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Specialty Doctor in Psychosis Service (16-35 years) in Birmingham

On-site in Birmingham·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 10 Nov)

Our summary

Salary
£63,696 - £102,689 a year

About £3,960 - £5,800 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, Birmingham
Contract
Permanent, full-time hours
Experience
2+ years
Closing date
Apply by Tuesday 24 November

Skills

Nice to have

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Birmingham.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • • 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

Nice to have

  • • 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.

The role

We are seeking to recruit a Specialty Doctor to join our East Early Intervention in Psychosis Service.  This service forms part of the overall Community Mental Health provision in the City of Birmingham and works closely with other specialty teams, providers and services to deliver a high quality service.

The clinical base is The Washwood Heath Wellbeing Centre, 4 Clodeshall Road, Birmingham B8 3SN.

The service comprises specialist and dedicated mental health professionals including psychiatrists, senior mental health practitioners, clinical psychologist, occupational therapist and psychotherapists.  The post older will work under the supervision of the Consultant Psychiatrist and will have a close working relationship with members of the MDT and liaison with other doctors in primary and secondary care.

The successful postholder should hold full registration with the GMC and have completed at least two years experience or training in psychiatry.

What you'll do

The Specialty Doctor will be a member of the EIP MDT at The Washwood Heath Centre and support the East EIP MDT Team.  They will be involved in the assessment and management of young people (16-35 years) with mental ill health and neurodevelopmental conditions.  The post holder will also contribute to providing psychiatric and medical risk management and co-work with multi-agency professionals such as social services.  

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

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About Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health

Industry
Health and social care

In their own words

About the company & team

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. We provide a comprehensive health care service to those people living in Birmingham and Solihull who are experiencing mental health problems. We serve a culturally and socially diverse population of over a million, spread over 172 square miles, have an annual budget of £760 million and a dedicated workforce of more than 6,000 staff – making us one of the largest and most complex mental health foundation trusts in the country.

Our catchment population is ethnically diverse and characterised in places by high levels of deprivation, low earnings and unemployment. These factors create a higher requirement for access to health services and a greater need for innovative ways of engaging people from the most affected areas. 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.

Additional information

Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.

Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. 

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed. Our selection process may involve more than one interview or assessment. 

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, please ensure that you check if this role meets the eligibility criteria for sponsorship. Non UK /Republic of Ireland  candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The minimum salary threshold for a Health and Social Care is £25,000 and for the Skilled Worker route is £38,700. If the starting salary for this role is below this, we will not be able to provide sponsorship.

Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000.

Please note - if you are applying for a role within Police custody, due to Police Vetting requirements you must have been a UK resident for the last years.

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