Consultant Psychiatrist in an Older Adult CMHT with Inpatient beds
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
An opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our bank and cover on Ward 7 and the Older Adult CMHT for approximately 4 weeks.
Main duties of the job
Working in conjunction with the team manager and senior clinical team to provide effective clinical support to the team including:
1. Input into MDT to support the effective management of referrals and case discussion.
2. Direct involvement in risk management plans and support with case formulation.
3. Attendance at regular meetings including clinical MDTs, team meetings and business meetings.
4. Support the care and management of the most complex cases where risk and vulnerability require a full MDT decision.
5. The assessment, formulation/diagnosis/treatment of service users including the most complex cases.
6. To be the responsible clinician for the teams where relevant.
7. To be an expert resource on the psychiatric assessment, treatment and management.
8. To complete electronic patient records to a high standard in a contemporaneous manner.
9. To follow prescribing guidance and completion of prescriptions.
10. To work collaboratively engaging with all key stakeholders and being an ambassador for the teams and their values.
11. To support MHA assessments and the team flexibly to ensure least restrictive care and treatment for service users.
12. To fulfil their role as part of a multi-disciplinary team working in partnership with NSCHT teams and external agencies and partners.
13. To take part and deliver clinical supervision to ensure professional, reflective, evidenced based care is being delivered.
About us
As a Trust, we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognize that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.
Job responsibilities
The Post Holder will work in the City CMHT and be responsible for any inpatients within the same catchment area i.e. a geographical based / non-functionalised model of care.
The Trust's Older Adult CMHTs offer services to adults over the age of 65 years. The post is an existing full-time position with the City CMHT, covering the City of Stoke-on-Trent and surrounding areas, a population of approximately 42,000 over 65 year olds.
The CMHT averages a total caseload of approximately 130 service users although this may flex up or down. The CMHT meets as an MDT every week to review referrals, discharges and complex cases. The CMHT operates out of the same building as the memory clinic and as such there is a close collaborative relationship between the two services.
The team is based at Marrow House in Longton and provides services for the City area of Stoke-on-Trent only. The team has a strong value base that is recovery focused and inclusive; supported by team-based working which promotes innovation, collaboration and a cohesive team approach.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification. MRCPsych
Experience
* Excellent knowledge in specialty
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.
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata
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