Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
MHSOP provision in the Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale (SWR) includes the following services.
Springwood Complex Needs Unit at Springwood (This Post) is a dementia care complex needs unit with 14 beds. Springwood provides care for people usually over the age of 65 who need specialist dementia care and mental health nursing care. Junior doctor and associated other medical support are described in detail on page 10. This is a step down unit, and the unit does not take direct acute admissions.
Main duties of the job
This is a full-time post (though less than full time applicants are strongly encouraged to apply). The Consultant will provide input working to a 6 Direct clinical care and 2 supporting professional activities work programme to the Springwood unit. In addition, the post holder will have 1.5 Direct clinical care and 0.5 supporting professional activities sessions with Scarborough Memory services. This post is a refresh and combination of existing posts.
About us
We are Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. We provide mental health and learning disability services to people of all ages.
We deliver a range of community and in-patient care across adult mental health, children and young people's services, mental health services for older people and forensic services. We have over 7,000 staff working across more than 90 sites.
With an annual operating income of over £420 million, we work in partnership with local authorities, clinical commissioning groups, voluntary organisations, the private sector, as well as people who use our services, their families and carers. Geographically we're one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country, spanning County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more detailed information on this post and also the Trust's website for information on our services - www.tewv.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
* Additional clinical qualifications
Experience
* Excellent knowledge in specialty
* Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
* Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
* Participated in continuous professional development
* Participated in research or service evaluation.
* Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
* Has actively participated in clinical audit.
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
* Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
* Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
* Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation.
* Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
* Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
Professional and Personal Qualities
* Shows empathy and sensitivity.
* Manages own time, workload and prioritises work.
* Able to use electronic records and use IT for email, internet and office software
* Copes under pressure.
* Works co-operatively in a multi-disciplinary team and able to delegate appropriately.
* Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.
* Highly skilled in use of electronic records and IT at work
Leadership
* Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback.
* Able to influence and persuade to improve services
* Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team.
* Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust.
* Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment
* Able to adapt to and lead service change.
* Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team.
* Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust.
* Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
* Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
* Approved under S12(2) MHA OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
* Included on the GMC Specialist Register in the relevant specialty.
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Location and Salary
Springwood Malton, Norton & District Hospital, Middlecave Road, £105,504 to £139,882 a year. The post may be subject to a recruitment premia.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9346-MHSOP-199M
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