Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
About
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust provides physical and mental health care, learning disability and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis including perinatal, eating disorder and forensic services. We deliver out-of-area sexual health services, and our Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.
As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.
We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
* Putting people at the heart of what we do
* Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
* Delivering better health, better care in partnership
Key details
Location
Site: Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Address: Mytton Oak Road
Town: Shrewsbury
Postcode: SY3 8XQ
Major / Minor Region: Staffordshire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Salary
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 PA
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant)
Specialty
Main area: Liaison Psychiatry
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic, permanent full time, Consultant Psychiatrist in Liaison Psychiatry. The Liaison Psychiatry Service provides specialist care at Royal Shrewsbury hospital (RSH), Princess Royal hospital (PRH), and the community hospital of Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry (RJAH).
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You will:
* Provide a timely and flexible response to referrals, to meet the demands of the PRH/RSH hospitals.
* Work with the following groups of people who may attend or be admitted to the acute hospital setting (not an exhaustive list):
* People who have self-harmed
* People with physical and psychological consequences of alcohol/substance misuse
* Frail elderly people with possible delirium/depression/dementia
* People with known severe mental illness particularly when in relapse
* People admitted with primarily physical health symptoms which may also have a psychological/social cause
* Vulnerable groups including people who are homeless, experience personality difficulties, subject to domestic abuse/violence.
Provide comprehensive mental health assessment; assist with diagnosis, care and specialist discharge planning, risk assessment and management, including signposting to people referred to the service.
* Provide Mental Health related training to staff members at the hospital sites to raise awareness of mental health conditions.
* Work closely and in partnership with other services and organisations to contribute to a seamless service of mental health provision and the development of appropriate care pathways for onward referral of individuals in need of further assessment and support.
For full list please see Job Description attached.
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:
* Supporting your career development and progression
* Excellent NHS Pension scheme
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Options for flexible working
* Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
* If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
* Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
* Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
* Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
* Free car parking at all trust sites
* Free flu vaccinations every year
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working in a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with the acute trust (Shropshire and Telford Hospitals)
* Provide specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and carers.
* Evaluate treatment plans and undertake discharge planning.
* Response to the wards within 24 hours of referral.
* Triage and assess referrals received by the service in liaison with multi-disciplinary colleagues.
* Respond to and inform referrers / other professionals and responsible adults as necessary on decisions, care plans, policy and best practice.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* MRCPsych.
Desirable criteria
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Endorsement in liaison psychiatry. Dual training in general adult and older adult psychiatry.
Eligibility
Essential criteria
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* Be included on the GMC Specialist Register with CCT or CESR in general adult psychiatry.
* Approved clinician status.
* Approved under S12.
* Eligible to be S12/AC approved by the time of starting in post.
Desirable criteria
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Documents
* Approved JD (, 616.3) PDF KB
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Anton Dias
Job title: Service Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01743210000
Additional information: For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact any of the following;
Clinical care Director, Shropshire care group, Dr Anne MacLachlan – 01743210000
Medical director, Dr Abid Khan – 0300 7907000
Chief Executive, Neil Carr – 0300 7907000
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