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
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes 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 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. 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.
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.
There are allocated GP surgeries for each caseload within the service, ensuring equity in terms of the number of referrals. In line with New Ways of Working, the post holder will provide a consultative, supervisory, and supportive role to the multidisciplinary team's work.
The post holder will take an active part in the clinical work of the team and a lead role in the development of the service. The post holder will 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.
The post holder will be enabled to work in a consultative manner, being accessible to team members, GP and primary care staff, patients, and carers for the provision of expert advice and interventions in a timely manner.
Person 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) Approval which is integral to Approved Clinician Status or demonstrated ability to gain approvalIn good standing with GMC with respect to warnings and conditions on practiceQualifications and TrainingMbChb, MBBS or equivalentQualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or managementMembership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent, 3 years higher professional training in Old Age PsychiatryUndertaken 'Train the Trainer' and 'Equality and Diversity' TrainingClinical Skills, Knowledge & ExperienceExcellent clinical knowledge in specialtyExcellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledgeExcellent oral and written communication skills in EnglishExperience in management and service developmentKnowledge and use of IT systemsAcademic Skills and Lifelong LearningAble to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and trainingParticipated in continuous professional developmentParticipated in research or service evaluationAble to use and appraise clinical evidenceHas actively participated in clinical auditAble to plan and deliver teaching and training relevant to this postPlease 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.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email ****** to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
#J-18808-Ljbffr