Job summary
HPFTs Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation pathway is designed for service users with complex psychosis and enduring Severe Mental Illness (SMI). The existing pathway currently includes secure services, High Dependency services, Community Rehabilitation Hospital Units, and a community rehabilitation service called Enhanced Rehabilitation Outreach service (EROS). All, but the high dependency beds, are provided by HPFT for Hertfordshire service Rehabilitation Service is recovery-orientated, valuing service users as partners in a collaborative relationship with staff to identify and work towards personalised goals for theirrecovery. The therapeutic approach of the Service takes account of the wishes and ambitionsof the person using the service. Key recovery-orientated values in the Rehabilitation Service are the values of hope and of social inclusion, and rehabilitation staff maintain an approach oftherapeutic optimism throughout all interventions offered.
Main duties of the job
To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental HealthAct Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of participate annually in a job plan review with the clinical manager, which will include consultation with a relevant manager in order to ensure that the post is developed to take into account changes in service configuration and delivery associated withmodernisation.
To work with local managers and professional colleagues in ensuring the efficient running of services and share with consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to comply with the Trust's agreed policies, procedures, standing orders and financial instructions, and to take an active role in the financial management of the service andsupport the medical director and other managers in preparing plans for provide psychiatric care and clinical leadership through evaluation, diagnosis and use of appropriate treatment strategies to patients with complex psychosis in theTo provide Consultant Care and hold RC responsibility for patients discharged fromTo provide a second opinion to colleagues from rehab and other services for the management of patients with complex psychosis if requestedTo act as Section 12(2) approved doctor for Mental Health Act Assessments and prepare for and attend Mental Health Act review tribunals and renewal hearings.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed by consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with theTrust's personnel policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
2. MRC Psych OR MRC Psych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Desirable
3. Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
4. Relevant higher degree, MD, PhD,MSc or other additional clinical qualifications
Eligibility
Essential
5. Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
6. Section 12/Approved clinician approval/willingness to complete S12/AC approval
Desirable
7. In good standing with GMC with respect o warning and conditions on practice
8. Endorsement in Rehabilitation Psychiatry
9. CCT in Psychiatry; OR Inclusion on theGMC Specialist Register in Psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT/CESR at the time of interview
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
10. Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in psychiatry.
11. Experience of close collaborative working with social care and other agencies
12. Experience of working with service users who have complex needs within psychiatry
13. Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
14. Excellent oral and written communication skills
15. Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
16. Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
Desirable
17. Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
18. Excellent degree of medical knowledge in relation to Complex psychosis and Rehabilitation Psychiatry
Academic Skills Lifelong learning
Essential
19. Able to deliver undergraduate or post graduate teaching and training.
20. Participated in continuous professional development.
21. Participated in research or service evaluation
22. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
23. Has actively participated in clinical audit
24. Holds a full valid driving license and access to a car (Unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995)
Desirable
25. Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
26. Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken.
27. Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation
28. Evidence of achievement in education ,research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes ,presentations and publications
29. Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
30. Experience of organising and overseeing psychotherapy training program for psychiatry trainees