We are seeking to recruit to a Specialty Doctor post within our Ladywood & Handsworth CMHT in Birmingham.
Responsibilities of the post will include assessing new referrals from GPs and other referrers, including transfers from Home Treatment teams and internal transfers from other teams within the Trust, making an appropriate diagnosis, formulating management plans in the short term and long term.
The CMHT works very much in a multi-disciplinary way. Doctors work closely with the other members of the CMHT (Resident doctors, Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs), an excellent group of CPNs, OTs, psychologists and psychotherapists with various approaches, physical health practitioners, and dietician).
The successful candidate will require at least four years postgraduate training of which two will be within a psychiatry training programme or equivalent psychiatry experience.
Our CMHTs have made progress in implementing the Long Term Community Mental Health Transformation plan which means less focus on static caseloads and more focus on partnership working across Primary Care, Secondary Care, the local authority and the voluntary sector.
The role of the Specialty Doctor will be to provide assessments for patients with mental health difficulties referred to the team and to develop risk assessment and management plans with the multi-disciplinary team, service user, carers and other involved agencies. There may also be the requirement to undertake Mental Health Act assessments, therefore eligibility for approval under Section 12(2) of the MHA will be required.
We offer a Trust and local induction programme and support the West Midlands RCPsych Mentorship scheme and encourage all new doctors to identify a mentor to support with transitional steps. There is a monthly peer-group meeting of Specialty Doctors (which includes teaching sessions), which the post holder will be encouraged to attend. There is also an MRCPsych course for Resident doctors which the Specialty Doctor will be welcome to join if they wish.
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. 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.
For a detailed description of the role and its main responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
