Consultant Psychiatrist - Older Adults (Community)ConsultantMain area: Older Adults Psychiatry
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (In addition, the post attracts a 10% R&R plus on-call payment)
Job ref: 350-MED5276060-E
Site: Hartley Hospital
Town: Southport
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 plus 10% R&R (non contractual) and 1% on-call supplement
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/12/2024 23:59
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Job overviewAs 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 outpatient multi-disciplinary team at Hartley Hospital, you will work in a state-of-the-art mental health facility, providing clinical care to older adults who require specialist outpatient care. You will work closely with a wide range of clinical and professional disciplines to deliver holistic care by completing assessments of new referrals to the team, making formulations, and managing their treatment to optimise the quality of life of the service users under your caseload.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will be the Responsible Clinician for patients in their caseload within the Older Adults Community Mental Health Team.
The post holder will provide a consultative, supervisory, and supportive role to the multidisciplinary team's work and will take an active part in the clinical work of the team, leading the development of the service.
The post holder will be expected to provide leadership to the Team, whose role is to provide assessment, management, and support to people who may need contact with Older Adults Mental Health services. Practitioners within the team will support access to services in a timely manner and ensure arrangements are in place to enhance smooth pathways between primary care and secondary services.
The post holder will operate within multi-disciplinary integrated and co-located teams, including health staff and social services staff, and will be part of the allocation procedure within the team, being responsive and flexible to the needs of the team.
Working for our organisationMersey 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 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesThe post holder will be responsible for the overall management of patients under their caseload, which is defined by groupings of General Practice surgeries in the local area.
The team composition is as follows:
2 x FTE Consultant Psychiatrists1 x Staff Grade Doctor1 x Band 7 team manager2 x Advanced Nurse Practitioners1 x Band 7 OT4 x Band 6 CPNs2 x Band 5 CPNs2 x Band 6 nurses in titration team1.4 x Band 6 nurses in Care Home Liaison Team2 x Band 4 Assistant Practitioners in Care Home Liaison Team1 x Band 4 Assistant Practitioner for memory reviews and physical health checks2 x Band 3 Support Workers1 x Clinical Psychologist and Psychology AssistantPerson specificationRegistrationFull registration with General Medical CouncilInclusion 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 interviewSection 12 (2) ApprovalIn good standing with GMCTransportHolds valid UK driving licenceQualifications and TrainingMbChb, MBBS or equivalentQualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or managementMembership of the Royal College of PsychiatristsUndertaken 'Train the Trainer' and 'Equality and Diversity' TrainingClinical Skills, Knowledge & ExperienceExcellent clinical knowledge in specialtyExcellent clinical skillsExcellent oral and written communication skills in EnglishExperience in management and service development----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum criteria for the role in the person specification.
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