Job summary
MHSOP provisionin the Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale (SWR) includes the followingservices.
MHSOPInpatient Services
SpringwoodComplex Needs Unit at Springwood (This Post ) is a dementia care complex needs unit with 14 beds.Springwood provides care for people usually over the age of 65 who needspecialist dementia care and mental health nursing care. Junior doctor andassociated other medical support are described in detail on page 10. This is astepdown unit, and the unit does not take direct acute admissions.
Please refer to the attached job description for more information.
Main duties of the job
This is a full-time post (though less than full timeapplicants are strongly encouraged to apply). The Consultant will provide inputworking to a 6 Direct clinical care and 2 supporting professional activitieswork programme to the Springwood unit. In addition, the post holder will have1.5 Direct clinical care and 0.5 supporting professional activities sessionswith Scarborough Memory services. This post is a refresh and combination ofexisting posts.
Please refer to the attached job description for more information.
About us
We are Tees, Esk and WearValleys NHS Foundation Trust. Weprovide mental health and learning disability services to people of all ages.
We deliver a range ofcommunity and in-patient care across adult mental health, children and youngpeoples services, mental health services for older people and forensicservices. We have over 7,000 staffworking across more than 90 sites.
With an annual operatingincome of over £420 million, we work in partnership with local authorities,clinical commissioning groups, voluntary organisations, the private sector, aswell as people who use our services, their families and phically were one of the largest NHSFoundation Trusts in the country, spanning County Durham and Darlington,Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby.
There are two care groups .,North - Durham & Tees Valley (which includes forensic services) and South -North Yorkshire, York and Selby. Interms of clinical specialties, these comprise:
Adult mental health
Mental Health Services for Older People
Children and Young People's Services
Learning Disability Services
Forensic Services
Date posted
07 February 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 a year The post may be subject to a recruitment premia
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9346-MHSOP-199M
Job locations
Springwood Malton
Norton & District Hospital, Middlecave Road,
Malton
North Yorkshire
YO17 7NG
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more detailed information on this post and also the Trust's website for information on our services -
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
2. Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
3. MRCPsych
4. Additional clinical qualifications
Experience
Essential
5. Excellent knowledge in specialty
6. Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
7. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
8. Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
9. Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
10. Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
11. Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
12. Participated in continuous professional development
13. Participated in research or service evaluation.
14. Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.
15. Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable
16. Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
17. Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
18. Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
19. Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
20. Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
21. Has led clinical audits leading to service change.
Professional and Personal Qualities
Essential
22. Shows empathy and sensitivity.
23. Manages own time, workload and prioritises work.
24. Able to use electronic records and use IT for email, internet and office software
25. Copes under pressure.
26. Works co-operatively in a multi-disciplinary team and able to delegate appropriately.
27. Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.
Desirable
28. Highly skilled in use of electronic records and IT at work
Leadership
Essential
29. Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback.
30. Able to influence and persuade to improve services
31. Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team.
32. Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust.
33. Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment
34. Able to adapt to and lead service change.
Desirable
35. Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team.
36. Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust.
37. Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system
Eligibility
Essential
38. Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
39. Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
40. Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
41. Approved under S12(2) MHA OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
Desirable
42. Included on the GMC Specialist Register in the relevant specialty.
43. In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.