Consultant Psychiatrist - Old Age (Inpatients)Consultant Main area: Old Age Grade: Consultant Contract: PermanentHours: Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref: 350-MED5034741-HSite: Hartley Hospital Town: Southport Salary: £105,504 - £139,882per annum 10% R&R (non contractual) plus on-call Salary period:Yearly Closing: 09/11/2024 23:59 Job overview As a Consultant OldAge Psychiatrist working for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, youwill be responsible for ensuring that our service users’ needs aremet through the delivery of high-quality care. As a leader of theinpatient 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 specialistinpatient care. You will work closely with a wide range of clinicaland professional disciplines to deliver holistic care by completingassessments of new admissions to Dunes ward and managing theirtreatment, ensuring safe discharges back to the community. Mainduties of the job The post holder will be responsible forcompleting assessments and formulating treatment plans for serviceusers admitted to Dunes ward from the community. Dunes ward is a20-bedded primarily functional older adult complex care ward atHartley Hospital. As a substantive Old Age Psychiatry Consultant onDunes ward, you will work closely with other members of themultidisciplinary team. You will be the Responsible Clinician forpatients admitted to Dunes ward, managing patients who have beendetained under the Mental Health Act, requiring a sound knowledgeof Mental Health Act law. This includes completing relevant mentalhealth act documentation and capacity assessments as required. Thepost holder will be expected to lead the multidisciplinary team atDunes ward in an enthusiastic, supportive, and approachable mannerto foster positive working relationships and morale among wardstaff. The post holder will complete ward rounds throughout theweek and provide clear communication and documentation regardingassessment outcomes and management plans. They will also provideleadership and training to trainee doctors and medical studentsplaced on Dunes ward, taking an active part in the clinical work ofthe team and a lead role in the development of the service. Workingfor our organisation Mersey Care is one of the largest trustsproviding physical health and mental health services in the NorthWest, 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 andcommunity services that support physical and mental health,including mental health, learning disability, addiction, and braininjury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UKthat offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart ofall we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe,effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, andefficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can andwork alongside service users, their families, and carers to designand develop future services together. Detailed job description andmain responsibilities Regular reviews of inpatients to monitor theresponse to treatments will be required, and the post holder willoperate within multi-disciplinary integrated and co-located teams,including Health staff and Social services staff. They will beexpected to liaise closely with Social Services to ensure safe andtimely discharge planning of inpatients and communicate promptly toprimary care services by providing discharge summaries. At times,patients under General Adult teams in the community may be admittedto Dunes ward if this is deemed the most appropriate place for themat the time due to bed availability in the Trust. The post holderwill be expected to provide inpatient care through assessment andtreatment as required while such patients await transfer to moresuitable inpatient units, if necessary. The post holder will beresponsible for the overall assessment, management, and safedischarge planning of inpatients on Dunes ward, working closelywith other members of the multidisciplinary team, including SocialServices, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Primary Care.Person specification Registration - Full registration with GeneralMedical Council - Inclusion on or eligible for inclusion on theSpecialist Register of the General Medical Council or within 6months of CCST/CCT or equivalent in Old age Psychiatry at date ofinterview - Section 12 (2) Approval + Approved Clinician Status ordemonstrated ability to gain approval - In good standing with GMCwith respect to warning and conditions on practice Transport -Holds valid UK driving licence and will use own car forwork-related travel OR provides evidence of proposed alternativeQualification and Training - MbChb, MBBS or equivalent - Membershipof the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent, 3 years higherprofessional training in Old age psychiatry - Qualification orhigher degree in medical education, clinical research, ormanagement - Additional Qualifications - Undertaken ‘Train theTrainer’ and ‘Equality and Diversity’ Training Clinical Skills,Knowledge and Experience - Excellent clinical knowledge inspecialty - Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-socialperspective and wide medical knowledge - Excellent oral and writtencommunication skills in English - Able to manage clinicalcomplexity and uncertainty - Makes decisions based on evidence andexperience including the contribution of others - Able to meetduties under MHA and MCA - Experience in working previously insimilar roles at a relevant level - Training or worked as a DoLsassessor - Experience in management and service development -Knowledge and use of IT systems Academic Skills & LifelongLearning - Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teachingand training - Able to plan and deliver teaching and trainingrelevant to the post We celebrate diversity and promote equalopportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminatingracism and other forms of discrimination and advancing andpromoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services andcreating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believethat everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and alsoparticularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities,disabled, and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in ourworkforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists andex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of thevalues, skills, training, and experience that they bring to theirwork with us. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer aguaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselvesto be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for therole in the person specification. If you would like yourapplication to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interviewscheme you can indicate this in the personal information section ofyour online application form. Please ensure you check the emailaccount from which you apply for all correspondence. Allinformation regarding your application will come fromapps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrateclearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlistedfor interview. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to ourrecruitment process please email toensure that measures can be put in place to support you. We reservethe right to close any vacancy earlier than advertised inexceptional circumstances once we have received a high volume ofapplications. The Trust expects all post holders who require anenhanced DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service.You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £13 peryear and maintain registration. #J-18808-Ljbffr
