Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry – Outpatients with certificate of sponsorship to the UK
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This position offers a Certificate of Sponsorship for international candidates who require a UK work visa. However, applicants must verify their visa eligibility directly with the employer before applying. The employer welcomes international applications but final visa approval is subject to UK immigration requirements.
Job Summary
The Oldham general adult psychiatry service (generally for people aged 16 to 64) has been run since 2008 according to a model whereby our team of consultants are deployed as follows: Three consultants work exclusively in the community and outpatient focus areas, one working with the Early Intervention Service, and two inpatient area including Home Treatment and two A&E Liaison Team. Also one consultant in Living Well. Within this arrangement, the consultant appointed to this post will work with other sector consultants (East, West and South sector community outpatients). This is a newly created post. The Consultant will cover the central sector within the Oldham area. This is an exciting time to join the Trust and there are many opportunities to contribute to the organisations’ innovation and for personal development. Oldham borough has a new state of the art TMS suite. This is the only NHS provider for this service in the North West. Oldham has a very strong teaching commitment and candidates will be expected to contribute to the teaching of medical and nursing staff. There are close links to ongoing research projects such as Bright Mind, FreshSTART, Gamechange to name a few. The Consultants contribute to local service user & carer groups. The Central sector covers the areas of South and East Oldham (Chadderton; Royton and Shaw; Delph, Uppermill, Lees, Ashton Under Lyne). Patients will be seen in hospital and community clinics, at their own homes or in other clinical settings according to clinical need. Outpatient clinics are held at the Cherrywood Clinic on the Royal Oldham Hospital site and at the Werneth Primary Care Centre. Werneth Primary Care Centre is 1.5 miles from the hospital. The consultant in this post will work with the East, South and West Sector CMHTs and also with the Care Management and Review Team, which is a sub-team working across both CMHTs and which supports people with more stable but long term mental illnesses. We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer. If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including: Essential: MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. Desirable: Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management. MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Additional clinical qualifications. Essential: Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment. Included on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months. Approved clinician status or able to achieve within 3 months of appointment. Approved under S12 or able to achieve with 3 months of appointment. Desirable: In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice. Essential: Excellent knowledge in specialty. Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty. Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others. Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA. Desirable: Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service. Essential: Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training. Participated in continuous professional development. Participated in research or service evaluation. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence. Has actively participated in clinical audit. Desirable: Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post. Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken. Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation. Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications. Has led clinical audits leading to service change. Please apply via the NHS Jobs website. International applicants should follow these steps: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website. For questions about the job, contact: Dr Saleem Tareen (Clinical Director) Email: saleem.tareen@nhs.net Phone: 01617162122 Employer name: Pennine Care NHS FT Address: Cherrywood Clinic Oldham, Chapel Walk, Oldham, OL1 2JH Employer’s website: https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab) Please review Pennine Care NHS FT’s privacy notice for information on how your data will be processed: Pennine Care NHS FT’s privacy notice (opens in a new tab)Job Details
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