Consultant Psychiatrist in PICU and Flow Capacity Lead
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
**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? 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. 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.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
* Season Ticket Loans
* NHS discounts for staff
* Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
* Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
* The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
* Day One Flexible Employer
Job responsibilities
To provide clinical leadership for the assessment and management of general adult PICU inpatients admitted to Hadleigh ward.
The part-time consultant will be responsible for a third of the current bed occupancy on the ward, typically managing up to 5 patients admitted from across Essex. Responsibilities include conducting weekly ward reviews, Care Programme Approach meetings, seclusion/segregation reviews during working hours, and providing medical leadership into the flow and capacity team.
To provide clinical expertise into the management of complex cases, maintain liaison and collaborative working with other services/agencies, and perform RC input to aid Mental Health Act implementation on the ward.
For Flow and Capacity:
The medical Lead for flow and capacity aspect of the job includes;
* Delivery of a cohesive pathway and monitoring capacity to report risks where beds cannot be identified
* Attendance at meetings and engagement with discharge coordinators and bed management team
* Ensure robust system of pre-admission assessments
* Work with the flow team to review all clinically ready for discharge patients
* Lead weekly Consultant flow and capacity meetings
* Work collaboratively with system partners
* Use evidence-based approach to review patients who are re-admitted within 28 days
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
* Registration with the General Medical Council and on the Specialist Register
* Meets Royal College of Psychiatrists criteria for appointment to the post of Consultant
* Section 12 Approval and Approved Clinician Status
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
* Postgraduate degree in psychiatry MRC Psych or equivalent
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post
* Utilises a quality improvement approach to think systemically about complex problems
Transport
* Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
£105,504 to £139,882 a year PA please see further details
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