Specialty Doctor in Adult Mental Health - Inpatient Rehabilitation
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
The post is a 10 PA post that is split between inpatient rehabilitation units across North and South Durham localities. The rehabilitation services serving the North & South Durham localities operate primarily from the in-patient units at Primrose Lodge (Chester-le-Street, 15 bedded) and Willow Ward, West Park Hospital (Darlington, 15 bedded). There is a provisional plan for Primrose Lodge to relocate to Jubilee House, which is an 8 bedded ward (4 males, 4 females) based at Shildon, County Durham. The post is created to support a motivated Multidisciplinary team dedicated to patient care and to promote recovery.
The main acute in-patient beds for North Durham are at Lanchester Road Hospital, Durham, and the main acute in-patient beds for South Durham are at West Park Hospital, Darlington. There are two wards admitting patients with acute mental health problems at Lanchester Road Hospital and currently three wards admitting patients with acute mental health problems at West Park Hospital.
In the North Durham locality, the community mental health teams are based at Lanchester Road Hospital, Derwent Clinic Shotley Bridge, Chester-le-Street Health Centre, and Merrick House Easington. In the South Durham locality, the main community bases are West Park Hospital, the Goodall Centre, Bishop Auckland, and Green Lane, Spennymoor.
Main duties of the job
1. To complete new patient assessments for patients admitted to Primrose Lodge and Willow Wards, including taking a thorough history, mental state examination, and complete physical examination in line with the trust policy. This includes making an initial assessment of risks and forming an initial management plan in collaboration with the admitting nurse.
2. To ensure continuous monitoring of physical health of patients admitted to Primrose Lodge and Willow Ward and, where necessary, to arrange further investigation or referral as required.
3. To attend the 24-hour Morning Report Out meeting when key decisions are made about patient care and the management plan, risk, and leave arrangements are reviewed.
4. To complete medication reviews and ensure ongoing monitoring.
5. To attend and fully contribute to the formulation meetings, MDT reviews, and discharge planning meetings.
6. To liaise with community, inpatient, and specialist services within the Trust as clinically appropriate.
7. To adhere to good and timely record keeping, including making specific comments about mental state examinations, risk assessments, management, and the plans agreed.
8. To complete timely transfer of care documents.
9. Mental Health Act assessments (for section 12 approved).
10. To complete mental health tribunal reports and present evidence to tribunal/manager meetings.
11. To participate in the local on-call rota.
About us
We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire, and York and Selby. We provide a range of inpatient and community services to 2m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton, and Richmondshire. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.
We are a multi-award winning trust and are included within the Health Service Journal's Best 100 Places to Work. The trust takes a positive and proactive approach to support staff in their personal development and has embedded the Talent Management approach within the Trust.
Psychiatrists are essential contributors to the majority of our mental health teams. Service users expect and are justified to expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services. Our medical staffing shortage puts strain on services and workforce wellbeing, and costs extend beyond the financial. The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment and retention in a variety of ways, and the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. Please note that this job description has not yet been approved by The Royal College and is therefore subject to change.
Person Specification
Teaching & Training
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
* Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit, and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations, and publications.
* Participated in continuous professional development.
* Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.
Qualifications
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* At least 4 years postgraduate experience, including at least 2 years in a core psychiatry training programme in the UK or abroad.
* Approved under S12 of MHA OR able to achieve within 6 months of appointment.
* MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
* Good knowledge of psychiatry.
* Excellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
Research, Audit & Quality Improvement
* Has actively participated in clinical audit.
* Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology.
* Participated in research and/or service improvement.
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.
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