Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in mental health care? Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an innovative and dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist to lead our Older Age Psychiatry Inpatient team. In this key leadership role, you'll drive clinical excellence, guiding a collaborative team to provide tailored assessments and therapeutic interventions for older adults.
As a vital part of our team, you'll work closely with colleagues to develop and implement individualised treatment plans that reflect the unique needs of each patient. We're committed to supporting your professional growth and offer opportunities to develop your future leadership potential.
Step into a role where your expertise will be valued, your voice heard, and your career given the room to flourish. Apply today and become part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to transforming mental health services for older adults in Cornwall.
We are also offering competitive recruitment and relocation packages for the right candidate to join us here in Cornwall.
Main duties of the job
1. Act as a consultant psychiatrist, approved clinician, and responsible clinician on Garner Ward.
2. Hold overall approved clinician and responsible clinician responsibility for all 16 patients on the ward and share the Section 12 and responsible clinician work with other approved clinicians and responsible clinicians. There is no requirement to be a deprivation of liberty safeguard assessor.
3. Review patients, liaising with their families and other professionals involved.
4. Give clinical supervision to the junior doctors.
5. Attend ward meetings, including board rounds and Future Care Planning Meetings.
6. Help formulate the treatment plan and give guidance on evidence-based treatment.
7. Maintain good relationships with ward team, fellow old age psychiatrists, multi-professional approved clinicians, and deprivation of liberty safeguard or Mental Health Act teams.
8. Very occasionally, it is necessary to provide expert advice, as directed by the courts, on Trust patients.
About us
We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organization, and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust, including doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work, and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays, lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view a detailed approved job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
* Recognised Medical Degree
* Full GMC Registration
* Inclusion (or eligibility for inclusion) on the Specialist Register or a Specialty Trainee within 6 months of gaining CCT
* Section 12 Approval
Desirable
* Relevant Higher Degree e.g., MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
* Completion of Clinical and Educational Supervisor Training
* Approved Clinician status
Experience
Essential
* Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD
* Experience working in an Inpatient setting
Desirable
* Experience of working across different services within mental health
* Other relevant experience, e.g., specific psychological therapies
* Qualifications or experience in managing physical illness
Skills
Essential
* Previous experience in taking a leadership role in several multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring high quality care and staff morale
* Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work.
* Ability to appraise own performance
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
Desirable
* Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills.
Employer details
Employer name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Garner ward
Bodmin Community Hospital
Bodmin
PL31 2QN
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