Consultant Psychiatrist - Part Time
Job Description
Job summary
Welcome to the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) where our dedicated team work hard to provide mental health support to our entitled personnel.
We are looking for an experienced, committed, and adaptable Consultant Psychiatrist to join our team at HMS Drake Barracks, His Majestys (HM) Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth.
This is a part-time position offering 20 hours per week.
If this sounds like the job for you, we'd love to hear from you!
Benefits:
- Access to NHS pension
- Professional Registration Fees reimbursed
- Free parking
- Access to gym and swimming pool
- On site Costa, Greggs and small Convenience shop
- Access to Blue Light card
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Main duties of the job
This position is the senior clinical decision maker within the department. Without this post being filled there would be a significant reduction in the ability of the Defence Community Mental Health (DCMH) to provide clinical and advisory support or supervise other Mental Health activities.
About us
Our success depends on our people, our Whole Force regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.
Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.
In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.
If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.
Job responsibilities
The main duties include but are not limited to:
- Providing effective care, with an approach based on recovery and rehabilitation, to Service Personnel (SP) and entitled civilians, with timely access to skilled and effective assessment, treatment and occupational recommendations that meets the needs of the individual and the Chain of Command (CoC).
- Undertaking research in mental health and mental wellbeing.
- Acting in a command liaison role to support both case management and organisational initiatives, including health promotion aimed at mental wellbeing and welfare as resources allow.
- Providing clinical education to primary care staff to enhance their capability to manage mental health problems, and to support their responsibilities in addressing the mental wellbeing of all personnel.
For full list of duties and responsibilities please refer to Job description and person specification attached.
Selection Process
- The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Civil Service Behaviours:
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
Please provide evidence to demonstrate that you have the required skills, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.
Additional Information:
To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
Please see the link to our Youtube channel for advice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on answering behaviour based questions. Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours can be based on situations from work, volunteering or home; match your situation to the behaviour requested and how to use your 250-word limit.
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If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the attached further information document for full details.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.
The post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact [email protected].
Please ensure you have read all the details in the important information link prior to applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Certificate of Specialist Training or equivalent in General Adult or forensic Psychiatry
Desirable
- Masters of Sciences (MSc) relevant to mental health
Experience
Essential
- Current/recent clinical experience
- Ability to travel independently to places of duty
Desirable
- Full driving licence
Memberships
Essential
- GMC registration with licence to practice. Member or Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent based on a foundation medical degree.
Please provide your CV
Essential
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question- you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment.
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