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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Mental Health Gateway Team. 

The Consultant will be expected to undertake 11 programmed activities per week divided into 7.5 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 2.5 Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) with a further session to cover emergency or unplanned work.  These duties will be negotiated with the Specialty Clinical Director, Adult Mental Health Services, East locality and in the first year the post holder will be expected to spend more time in service development (SPA sessions) working in partnership with managers, commissioners and clinicians to support the establishment of the mental health gateway team.  The consultant will be expected to undertake a key leadership role in the development of the service and its operational protocol.

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The role of the consultant is to support the triage and screening of referrals to the team, offering consultation to referrers and member of the team and supporting the process of signposting, referral and discharge from the team.  Screening appointments in the form of face to face assessments (in clinic or at home) of those cases which are complex or likely to benefit from medical expertise, and also to provide consultation/ supervision to the multidisciplinary team as a whole, as envisaged by New Ways of Working. Close liaison with wider primary care services will be a key part of the role, by contacting GPs directly about patients and by attending regular meetings with local practices to improve the interface with mental health services and enhance the ability of medical colleagues working in primary care. Whilst clinical sessions will primarily be delivered within the mental health resource centres based in Crewe, Winsford, Ellesmere Port or within the Acute Hospital Trust at Leighton, there may be an occasional need to undertake appointments at other venues including GP surgerie

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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.