ConsultantPsychiatryPermanent

Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Adults Inpatients (Dunes Ward)

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Southport

Salary

£105,504 – £139,882

Training post

No

Trust type

Foundation

Posted

31 Jul

About the role

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 in order to deliver holistic care by completing assessments of new admissions to Dunes ward and managing their treatment and ensuring safe discharges back to the community.

Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Adults Inpatients (Dunes Ward)

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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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 and this will invariably mean managing patients who have been detained under the Mental Health Act and therefore the post holder will require a sound knowledge of Mental Health Act law. This will include completing relevant mental health act documentation and completing capacity assessments as required.

The post holder will be expected to lead the multidisciplinary team at Dunes ward in an enthusiastic, supportive and approachable manner in order to foster positive working relationships and morale of ward staff. The post holder will complete ward rounds throughout the week and provide clear communication and documentation in relation to assessment outcomes and management plans. They will also be expected to provide leadership and training to trainee doctors and medical students placed on Dunes ward. They will take an active part in the clinical work of the team and a lead role in the development of the service.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region (Halton, Warrington, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton and St Helens) and is also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Person specification

Essential

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 date of interview
Section 12 (2) Approval + Approved Clinician Status or demonstrated ability to gain approval
Holds valid UK driving licence and will use own car for work related travel OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
MbChb, MBBS or equivalent
Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent, 3 years higher professional training in Old age psychiatry
Excellent clinical knowledge in specialty
Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
Makes decision based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training

Desirable

In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
Additional Qualifications
Undertaken 'Train the Trainer' and 'Equality and Diversity' Training
Experience in working previously in similar roles at a relevant level
Training or worked as a DoLs assessor
Experience in management and service development
Knowledge and use of IT systems

Able to plan and deliver teaching and training relevant to the post