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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership are seeking an Consultant Psychiatrist for an existing post which has recently become vacant. CWP West has adopted a StaRR (Stepped Approach to Response & Recovery) Model for community care with the Response part of the service being provided by the Single Point of Access Team and the Review and Recovery parts of the service being delivered through Secondary Care Adult mental health services. The urgent care pathway is managed by the Liaison/ Home Treatment team and for the inpatients services there is an acute care model in place whereby community based Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) Team consultants hand over patients requiring hospital admission to an Acute Care Team (ACT) consultant; the ACM includes joint management episodes of home treatment after discharge under an ACC as well as the community based AMHS Team consultant.

The consultant will participate in the Consultant Psychiatrist on-call rota.

Main duties of the job

• To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trust’s personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework.
• To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.
• To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
• To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
• To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
• To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
• To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
• To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

Working for our organisation

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you. 

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone.  We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences. 

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.

We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.