We need a forward-thinking Consultant to join our team who would offer first-class clinical leadership and clinical care across all our Mental Health Specialities. The ideal candidate will support our ongoing journey of transformation by bringing new ways of looking at issues and thinking about how we deliver services in our Values-led organisation.
We are looking for an enthusiastic applicant, either experienced or those registrars finishing within the last six months of their training/CCT, to apply for a well-established and royal college approved community consultant post within Portsmouth Older Adult Community Mental Health services. You will be a dynamic leader, passionate about older persons' issues and transformation of community services.
You will join four other Consultant colleagues covering various parts of inpatient and community service. You will also be a clinical supervisor for a GP trainee in old age psychiatry. Community OPMH services are well equipped with a variety of professionals including Psychologists and in-house (NHS employed) social workers within the community team and inpatient wards. Portsmouth older adult services is one of the few services in the country with a well-established home treatment team.
Our recruitment and retention policy is in the process of review and the successful applicant will be entitled to all of the benefits that we expect this to bring. This is in addition to a standard relocation allowance of £8000 tax-free.
Main duties of the job
* To provide Consultant input to the community OPMH South Locality team. This includes direct patient contact, MDT working, record keeping, and risk management. All these roles are within the expectations of GMC good medical practice domains.
* To provide consultant supervision and direct face-to-face contact (through home visits) for the south team (staffed by 3 Band 6 RMNs and 2 Band 3 HCSWs). This mainly involves referral triaging, diagnosis, and management of patients referred by various sources, including providing clinical input to managing crises in patients already known to CMHT, before referring them on to the Intensive Case Management team (if necessary). OPMH services have totally adopted 'new ways of working', therefore the majority of new referrals to the team are assessed by nurses and other professionals.
* To complete two outpatient clinic sessions and one domiciliary visit session per week, with the rest of the clinical sessions (Direct Clinical Care) centred around managing clinical administration, supervising the team as well as being available to provide telephone advice to GPs and the frailty (virtual ward) team. Relevant community OPMH team mental health nurses attend Virtual Ward (Frailty Team) meetings and some complex cases are brought to the consultant's weekly MDT for discussion and advice.
* To participate in emergency Mental Health Act assessments in the community or for any urgent clinical advice to various community teams (0.5PA DCC).
About us
We have been working with other local NHS Trusts to create a new organisation, bringing together all community, mental health and learning disability services from across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Subject to approvals, the aim is for the new Trust to be formed by the end of 2024.
Project Fusion is the name for the programme to create the new combined NHS Foundation Trust. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will be bringing the services into a single organisation which will result in more consistent care, more equitable access to services irrespective of postcode, and a more sustainable workforce and services. The new organisation will operate locally to ensure services can best meet the needs of different communities.
The new Trust will be comprised of all the services currently provided by Solent NHS Trust and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, the community, mental health and learning disability services provided by Isle of Wight NHS Trust and child and adolescent mental health services delivered in parts of Hampshire by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Colleagues will transfer to the new organisation under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) -- known as TUPE on the day the trust is formed. TUPE is a legal process to ensure you transfer out of one organisation and into another, maintaining the terms and conditions of your employment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Included on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry or a Higher (ST6 and above) trainee within 6 months of completing their CCT.
* Approved Clinician under the MHA 1983 (as amended 20107) or has requisite credentials to apply for AC status.
* Registered with the GMC as an approved Clinical/Educational supervisor or willing to complete this training.
Desirable
* Experience of OPMH at Junior and Higher trainee level.
* Management training or qualifications related to education/training.
* In good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists' CPD (established Consultants only).
Employer details
Employer name
Solent NHS Trust
Address
St Mary's Community Health Campus
Milton Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO3 6AD
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