Job summary
**THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS PENDING ROYAL COLLEGE APPROVAL**
We are offering a generous relocation package up to £8,000 and recruitment and retention premia up to £15,000 is available (T&Cs apply)
Would you like to be part of leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health for community and inpatient care? Why not join Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for the opportunity to flourish and excel in your career and be part of our dedicated medical team.
EPUT is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and passionate Consultant Psychiatrist with expertise in General Adult to provide clinical leadership for the assessment and management of general adult inpatients admitted to Hadleigh Unit, PICU which is a 15 bedded Psychiatry Intensive care unit. The post holder will also be a lead in providing medical leadership for flow and capacity.
Main duties of the job
The trust is actively supportive of newly qualified consultants continuing professional development seeking to deepen and broaden their skills. As well as making a clinical difference, we believe that your development is key so you will be supported to enable you to pursue educational and research interests which go hand in hand to provide a high quality of care and safety to our patients. We have excellent links with the medical school at ARU and other educational establishments where we have shared appointments in teaching and research.
You must have full GMC registration and be on the Specialist Register, with an appropriate CCT or equivalent or be within six months of obtaining your CCT on the date of the AAC.
Essex has something for everyone, amazing scenery, great schools, adventurous outdoor activities, fantastic restaurants and a colourful history so why not contact us to discover why so many of our staff love living and working here.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
1. Season Ticket Loans
2. NHS discounts for staff
3. Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
4. Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
5. The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
6. Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
7. Day One Flexible Employer
Job description
Job responsibilities
For Hadleigh PICU:
To provide clinical leadership for the assessment and management of general adult PICU inpatients admitted to Hadleigh ward.
Typically, the part-time consultant will be responsible for a third of the current bed occupancy on the ward.
Currently there are 15 beds on Hadleigh PICU and the post holder will be typically responsible for up to 5 patient, admitted from across Essex. The consultant will conduct weekly ward reviews, any Care Programme Approach meetings, any other ad hoc reviews, seclusion/segregation reviews during working hours, etc.
Take part in the out of hours on-call rota.
To provide medical leadership into the flow and capacity team as highlighted above.
To provide clinical expertise into the management of complex cases.
To provide clinical leadership to the teams they work with.
To provide input into assessment of referrals/admissions.
To participate in care plan and treatment formulation, guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
To maintain liaison and collaborative working with other services/agencies.
To perform RC input to aid Mental Health Act implementation on the ward.
To follow principles of Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working.
For Flow and Capacity:
The medical Lead for flow and capacity aspect of the job includes;
Delivery of a cohesive pathway and to monitor capacity and report risks where beds cannot be identified
Attendance at meetings and engagement with discharge co-ordinators and bed management team
Ensure robust system of pre-admission assessments and reviewing the purpose of admission to ensure that patients are treated in the clinically appropriate environments
To work with the flow team to review all clinically ready for discharge patients and ensuring robust systems to minimize delays in throughput
Lead weekly Consultant flow and capacity meetings
Work collaboratively with system partners to ensure consistency in service delivery and best practice approaches
To use evidence-based approach to review patients who are re-admitted within 28 days and to support in development of individualized management plans
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
8. MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
9. Registration with the General Medical Council and on the Specialist Register.
10. Meets Royal College of Psychiatrists criteria for appointment to the post of Consultant.
11. Section 12 Approval and Approved Clinician Status.
Desirable
12. Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
13. MRCPsych
14. On the Specialist Register with qualifications General Adult.
15. Postgraduate degree in psychiatry MRC Psych or equivalent.
16. Additional clinical qualifications.
Eligibility
Essential
17. Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment.
18. Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
19. Approved clinician status.
20. Approved under Section 12.
Desirable
21. In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
Essential
22. Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
23. Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
24. Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
Desirable
25. Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
26. Utilises a quality improvement approach to think systemically about complex problems, develop potential change ideas and test these in practice using a systematic QI methodology.
Transport
Desirable
27. Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.