Site Dept. Psychological Medicine, Hull Royal Infirmary
Town Hull
Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 11/12/2024 23:59
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019.
Job overview
We have an excellent opportunity within the Trust for a Consultant Psychiatrist based within the Old Age Liaison Mental Health Service. The post holder will principally provide leadership and senior medical input to the Old Age Liaison Service based in the Department of Psychological Medicine within Hull Royal Infirmary.
This is an exciting prospect, and you will need to be flexible, visionary and have the interpersonal skills to engage with patients and carers and develop professional working relationships with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams.
Applicants should have full registration with the GMC, possess the MRCPsych UK or have an equivalent post-graduate qualification. They must be included on the GMC’s Specialist Register or Specialty Trainees within 6 months of completing their CCT within Older Age Psychiatry.
The role will attract at least 2.5 SPAs as standard for a full-time post. We would be flexible in looking at enhancements to support other activities that support the wider ambitions of the Trust. There is an excellent peer support group and opportunities to be a clinical supervisor. Relocation package available.
Main duties of the job
* To provide consultant psychiatrist input to the Old Age Liaison Service.
* To act as RC for patients over the Age of 65 detained to the Acute Hospital under the mental health act (small numbers).
* To provide cross cover with consultant colleagues as required and as part of a reciprocal arrangement.
* To offer specialist advice, consultation and training to Primary Care, Secondary Mental Health Care and Acute Teaching Hospitals.
* To liaise with colleagues in order to provide patient centred care, effective joint working and risk management.
* To be actively involved in departmental and team governance, including audit.
* To participate in peer appraisal, CPD, appraisal and job planning.
* To provide supervision and training to junior medical staff.
* To participate actively in undergraduate teaching.
* Participation on the Old Age and LD consultant on call rota. The Rota is a 1:7 joint LD and Old age psychiatry rota.
* To contribute to postgraduate teaching and supervision of junior doctors. The appointee will be encouraged to participate in undergraduate teaching of HYMS students.
* To participate in continuing professional development according to Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines.
* To complete all relevant clinical administration associated with this post.
Working for our organisation
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
Minimum Requirements
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
* Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
* Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
* Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
* Additional clinical qualifications
Clinical skills, knowledge and experience
* Excellent knowledge in specialty.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
* Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
Academic skills and lifelong learning
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
* Ability to work in and lead a team.
* Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
* Participated in continuous professional development.
* Participated in research or service evaluation.
* Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post.
* Experienced in clinical research and/or service evaluation.
* Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
* Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients.
Other
* Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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