Job Description

This is a replacement post as an inpatient consultant in General Adult Psychiatry. The appointee will have the clinical responsibility for the care of male inpatients on the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) comprising of 11 beds.

We believe that high quality Consultant appointments are key to providing quality services and ensuring senior clinical leadership. We are looking for self-motivated, enthusiastic, forward-thinking individuals who can work within the Trust and with partners to develop a dynamic, responsive, and patient centred service.
Main duties of the job

The postholder will be providing clinical leadership for the MDT on the ward, leading ward and management rounds and undertaking relevant reviews of inpatients, supporting the bed management processes, and maintaining high quality care for the patients on the ward. They will actively support an effective interface with other wards, Crisis and Home treatment teams and the community teams when relevant, as well as other stakeholders such as in-reach mental health services in prison.

This is a strategically important post, as it enables dedicated consultant input into inpatient care and treatment, with the facility for frequent and flexible review of patients and timely discharge in liaison with CRHT and Community IPU\'s.

The post is based on a 10 PA job plan with 7.5 PAs in Direct Clinical Care and 2.5 PAs in Supporting Professional Activities. Participation in the Consultant Psychiatrist on-call rota is also expected at a frequency of around one in fifteen, with responsibility for both inpatient and community adult and older-adult patients.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put \'people at our heart\' this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We\'re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults, and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire, and Solihull.

Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.

Rated good by the CQC, the Trust is an organisation that is continuously improving, and we welcome interest from individuals who want to make a difference.

Criteria to apply include GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in General Adult Psychiatry. The post holder must also be eligible for Approved Clinician Status and be Section 12 approved.

For further information please contact:

Dr Rinki Banerjee, Associate Medical Director, Acute services - rinki.banerjee@covwarkpt.nhs.uk

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• A postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry e.g., Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• GMC registration and inclusion on the specialist register in Mental Health
• Eligible for Approved Clinician status and Approval under section 12 of the Mental Health Ac
• A minimum of 6 years postgraduate experience in psychiatry including substantial training/experience in General Adult psychiatry in inpatient based settings.

Employer details
Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address

Sherbourne Ward Caludon Centre

Clifford Bridge Road

Coventry

CV2 2TE

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Company

About Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Discover our career opportunities at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT).

Operating out of approximately 50 sites and providing inpatient, community and day clinics, as well as specialist services, to a population of about 1 million people living in Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull we on average see around 5,000 patients every day. Our services received an overall rating of \'Good\' by the CQC .

We are proud that NHS England have named us a Global Digital Exemplar- one of only seven mental health trusts in the country to gain this status. This will allow us to transform patient care through new technologies.

Alongside other Trusts, local government and the third sector, we are part of the Coventry & Warwickshire Health and Care Partnership which is designed to integrate care and better meet local health and care needs now and in the future.

We have well established academic links and opportunities with Warwick and Coventry Universities and Buckingham Medical School. The Trust provides clinical teaching experiences to undergraduate students and participates in the local Deanery Postgraduate Training Scheme.

Coventry is surrounded on all sides by picturesque countryside and quaint villages in Warwickshire, and it is home to a number of great open green spaces. The rail ride to London takes roughly an hour, while Warwick and Stratford upon Avon are only a short distance apart when travelling by car. The new HS2 train line passes near Coventry and Warwickshire and stations are very close in neighbouring Birmingham.

Birmingham Airport is on the East side of Birmingham and is a 30 minute car journey from Coventry city centre.

We welcome and look forward to interest from individuals who want to join us and to make a difference.

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