Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore, we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
Job Overview
The Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to work as part of the inpatient team on Windsor House Unit in Liverpool. Windsor House is a mixed sex general adult ward, with 24 patients (15 male and 9 female patients). There will be x2 junior doctors for the ward, an FY1 and FY2 trainees. These may be up to 3 depending on how the training posts are filled in each rotation. The post holder will have clinical supervisor responsibilities for the trainees on the Unit.
The post currently attracts a 10% R&R payment (which will be reviewed next year), Consultant psychiatrist responsibility for all patients in Windsor House.
Key Responsibilities
1. Carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide treatment for inpatients.
2. Support staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
3. Conduct patient reviews and lead multidisciplinary ward reviews, CPA reviews, and multi-professional meetings.
4. Be the responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the code of practice.
5. Provide verbal and written evidence to Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Manager's hearings.
6. Carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trust's risk management processes such as Health Risk Assessment and Management and Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangement Meetings.
7. Provide medical leadership to the team.
8. Liaise with carers and maintain effective communication with other services.
9. Provide clinical/educational supervision to junior colleagues.
Clinical Leadership
Participation in business planning for the locality and, as appropriate, contribution to the broader strategic and planning work of the Trust. Leading the improvement of the quality of care within the team and contribute to improving quality across the system.
Teaching and Training
1. Teaching commitments of the post, and support in place to achieve.
2. Participation in undergraduate and postgraduate clinical training.
3. Providing educational supervision of trainees.
4. Taking part in continuing medical education within statutory limits.
On Call and Cover Arrangements
The post holder will be included in the daily on-call rota for South Liverpool. There is usually always a higher trainee ST4-6 first on call at night. On-call availability supplement is 1% - Band B low frequency, low intensity and has been consistently for many years. The rota is currently shared with approximately 14 FTE colleagues.
About Mersey Care
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region (Halton, Warrington, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton and St Helens). We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email [email protected] to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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