Consultant - Psychotherapy Service
Job Description
Job summary
This appointment is for a full time Consultant in the Specialist Psychotherapy Service. The post holder will be responsible for providing medical leadership at the Specialist Psychotherapy Service in Sheffield and will be Psychotherapy Tutor for the South Yorkshire Psychiatry Rotation.
Please see the attached recruitment pack with job description and person specification for a comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, as well as job overview.
Main duties of the job
Provide medical leadership to Specialist Psychotherapy Service
Provide clinical leadership jointly with the band 8c Consultant Clinical Psychologist across the service, as part of the leadership team.
Attendance and leadership at team and governance meetings
Supporting clinical pathway development work
Provision of psychotherapy assessment
Formulation and delivery of appropriate therapeutic and pharmacological interventions
Attending multidisciplinary and multi-modality triage meetings
Supervision of staff grade doctor
Train Higher Trainee in Medical Psychotherapy when available
Psychotherapy Tutor - organising psychotherapy training for core and higher psychiatry trainees as per RCPsych requirements for the South Yorkshire rotation
Providing complex case consultations and formulations to other services within the SHSC
Completion of administrative tasks related to clinical responsibilities
Participation in the city wide out of hours on call rota
There is a requirement to support the 9am-5pm Mental Health Act assessment rota, this is approximately 1 day per month
Teaching of core psychiatric trainees and undergraduate medical students
Please see the attached recruitment pack with job description and person specification for the comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, as well as job overview.
About us
At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached recruitment pack with job description and person specification for a comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, as well as job overview.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice.
- Certificate of Completion of Training in Forensic Psychiatry (Higher trainees should be within six months of attainment at the time of the interview) or CESR equivalent.
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligibility for inclusion.
- Section 12 (2) MHA 1983 approved.
- Approved Clinician (AC) status/eligibility to be on the AC register.
Desirable
- MRCPsych or equivalent.
- MD, Other professional qualification (e.g., MSc).
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to deliver care in collaboration with service users and their families/carers.
- Effective leadership skills.
- Ability to supervise junior medical staff.
Desirable
- Experience of involvement in service development and/or reconfiguration.
- Practical experience of research.
- Sympathetic to the Trust's mission.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in psychotherapy psychiatry.
- Experience in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates.
Desirable
- Teaching/presentation experience (e.g., conference presentation, EBM, research experience).
Other
Essential
- Ability to exercise effective leadership in a multi-disciplinary team
- Sensitivity to the needs of people from a diverse range of communities.
- Awareness of gender issues in the service provision.
- Highly effective communication skills.
- Participate in Continuous Professional Development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Fitzwilliam Centre
Fitzwilliam Street
Sheffield
S1 4JP
