Consultant in Community GA Psychiatry - B'mth West (Turbary Park)

Job overview

Bournemouth West Locality Community Mental Health Team, are looking for  an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to join our team Full Time.

A a Consultant Psychiatrist you will provides comprehensive community mental health services to a locality population of 79,000 patients aged 18-65.

You  will be expected to provide assessment and ongoing care for patients within the Sector, along with advice and guidance for GPs and clinical leadership of the multi-professional team.

You will take part in the on-call rota. The weekly on call rota is Dorset wide, at weekends in the East of the county is paid at 3% on call availability supplement PLUS 0.25 APA and in the West of the county is paid at 3% on call availability supplement PLUS 0.75 APA.

You  will be expected to maintain Section 12 (2) and be an Approved Clinician.

We are committed to enabling flexible working and would welcome a discussion on how this could be achieved for you.

Relocation: we can provide a generous relocation package of up to £10,000 if you are interested in moving to our beautiful county

Recruitment and Retention: a payment of £10,000 to be paid in monthly instalments for the first year of employment.

Main duties of the job

Bournemouth West CMHT is a well-established multidisciplinary team and has excellent relationships with other services. The base, Turbary Park provides comprehensive community-based services to patients registered with general practitioners within Bournemouth. The coastline around Bournemouth and the wider area is an area of great natural beauty and vibrant local culture and offers a fantastic work-life balance.

You will be expected to comply with continuing professional development and revalidation requirements set by the GMC and the Royal College of Psychiatrists and remain in good standing for CPD with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

We are in the process of rolling out and embedding the exciting new mental health offer in Dorset as part of the large-scale transformation work and are in the process of building and developing successful relationships with Primary care and the Community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.  When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.