The Trust recently underwent a reconfiguration of its medical management structure in May 2022 following its acquisition of North West Boroughs NHS Foundation Trust in 2021. The Chief Medical Officer is Dr Noir Thomas, Dr Anna Richman and Dr Kuben Naidoo are the Deputy Chief Medical Officers the Divisional Director and Director of Mental Health is Donna Robinson. The post holder will be professionally accountable to the Chief Medical Officer, and clinically accountable/ report directly to the MCMC Clinical Lead (Consultant Psychiatrist). Induction process (e.g. trust induction, team induction etc.) The post holder will be responsible for completing new assessments of service What The Mersey Care Mood Clinic Will Offer: The MCMC will have flexible and on-demand access to a multi-disciplinary team comprised of: Nurses Psychiatrists (consultant and training-grade) Pharmacists Relevant allied healthcare professionals depending on patients needs Research associate(s) to help locate and synthesise relevant evidence Administrative and operational expertise The post holder will have access to a main office and a separate office for two consultants in Knowsley Resource Centre (KRC) where the team has access to assessment rooms. The Team provides a comprehensive, proactive, consultation- liaison service and teaching programme to all inpatient wards of the hospital covering all medical and surgical specialties, acute Admissions Wards and the Emergency Department. There are multiple hot desks available in the main office. There is also a well-equipped kitchen/ dining area for staff to use. The team works on a hot desking principle with each team having their own designated area. Admin staff are also based in same office which enables excellent communication and support across the teams. There is keenness within the team to ensure staff wellbeing, learning, personal development and support. There is a process of clinic triage and allocation of cases. Practitioners carry out assessments and discuss these with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). A treatment plan is then agreed and follow-up arrangements (if necessary) are made with the relevant Community Mental Health Team, other specialist teams or the patients GP. There are well established links with Step Forward (interface team with primary/ secondary care) Psychology service, Primary Care Mental Health teams, Primary Care psychological services (IAPT) and Talk Liverpool. The post holder will facilitate improved working relationships with primary and secondary care colleagues including involvement in shared governance arrangements and where appropriate quality improvement. In general, the post-holder will be providing psychiatric care to individuals over the age of 18 years. The Team will work closely with medical and nursing colleagues as well as occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers and other allied health professionals to ensure a good standard of care is delivered to our patients. The MCMC staffing structure will comprise of: 0.2fte Consultant Psychiatrist 1.0fte Research Nurse Practitioner 1.0fte Specialist Doctor (this role) 1.0fte Research Assistant 0.2fte Clinical Pharmacist 0.2fte Pharmacy Technician 0.8fte Clinic Administrator Other healthcare professionals from the Mersey Care R&I Staff Bank on ad-hoc basis That there will be 2.5 SPA available in the job plan in order to achieve revalidation requirements for the GMC and meet PDP objectives.