Consultant Psychiatrist - Old Age (Inpatients)
Consultant
Main area: Old Age
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent: 10% R&R plus on-call
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 350-MED5034741-G
Site: Hartley Hospital
Town: Southport
Salary: £99,532 - £131,964 per annum, plus 10% R&R and on call
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/09/2024 23:59
Job overview
As a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist working for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, you will be responsible for ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care.
As a leader of the inpatient multi-disciplinary team at Dunes ward, Hartley Hospital, you will work in a state-of-the-art mental health facility, providing clinical care to older adults who require specialist inpatient care. You will work closely with a wide range of clinical and professional disciplines to deliver holistic care by completing assessments of new admissions to Dunes ward and managing their treatment, ensuring safe discharges back to the community.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for completing assessments and formulating treatment plans for service users admitted to Dunes ward from the community. Dunes ward is a 20-bedded primarily functional older adult complex care ward at the Hartley Hospital. As a substantive Old Age Psychiatry Consultant on Dunes ward, you will work closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team. You will be the Responsible Clinician for patients admitted to Dunes ward, which will involve managing patients detained under the Mental Health Act, requiring a sound knowledge of Mental Health Act law, including completing relevant documentation and capacity assessments.
The post holder will lead the multidisciplinary team at Dunes ward in an enthusiastic, supportive, and approachable manner to foster positive working relationships and morale among ward staff. They will complete ward rounds throughout the week and provide clear communication and documentation regarding assessment outcomes and management plans. Additionally, they will provide leadership and training to trainee doctors and medical students placed on Dunes ward and take an active part in the clinical work of the team and a lead role in the development of the service.
Person specification
Registration
- Full registration with General Medical Council
- Inclusion on or eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register of the General Medical Council or within 6 months of CCST/CCT or equivalent in Old Age Psychiatry at the date of interview
- Section 12 (2) Approval + Approved Clinician Status or demonstrated ability to gain approval
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Transport
- Holds a valid UK driving licence and will use own car for work-related travel OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Qualification and Training
- MbChb, MBBS or equivalent
- Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent, with 3 years of higher professional training in Old Age Psychiatry
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research, or management
- Undertaken ‘Train the Trainer’ and ‘Equality and Diversity’ Training
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Excellent clinical knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using a 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 contributions of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Experience in similar roles at a relevant level
- Training or experience as a DoLs assessor
- Experience in management and service development
- Knowledge and use of IT systems
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Able to plan and deliver teaching and training relevant to the post
We celebrate diversity and promote equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training, and experience that they bring to their work with us.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process, please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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