Consultant in Learning Disabilities - IOW

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; South Wellfield; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Golden hello

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist to lead the Community Adult Learning Disability Service on the Isle of Wight. You will provide clinical leadership, oversee patient care, coordinate risk management and drive improvements with a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires MRCPsych or equivalent, eligibility for Specialist Register or CCT in learning disability psychiatry, and Full GMC registration.

Qualifications

• MRCPsych or recognised equivalent required.
• Eligible for Specialist Register, or within 6 months of CCT at interview.
• CCT in learning disability psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and oversight for the Community Adult Learning Disability Service on the Isle of Wight.
• Coordinate patient care and manage risk across the multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure effective communication within and outside the team to maintain patient safety.
• Deliver high quality care planning and ensure team members understand roles and responsibilities.
• Develop and oversee an intensive support function within the service.
• Support staff in achieving objectives and maintaining open recording of problems.
• Coordinate and manage each patient’s care, including points of contact for questions.

Education

MRCPsych or recognised equivalent

Specialist Register eligibility or within 6 months of CCT at interview

CCT in learning disability psychiatry

Job description

This consultant psychiatry post leads the Community Adult Learning Disability Service on the Isle of Wight for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The consultant provides clinical leadership and oversight, working with senior colleagues to coordinate patient care, manage risk and keep communication moving across the team. The multidisciplinary team, with psychology, nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, expects an intensive support function to be developed. Fit turns on section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act and Specialist Register eligibility or CCT in learning disability psychiatry.

What the job involves

• Make sure team members understand each other's professional status, specialty, roles and responsibility for each aspect of care
• Make sure staff know their individual and team objectives and their responsibilities for patient and public safety, including open recording of problems
• Communicate effectively with colleagues inside and outside the team so relevant information reaches the team promptly
• Make sure all team members can contribute to discussions and accept the decisions taken
• Encourage team members to cooperate and communicate effectively with each other
• Coordinate and manage each patient's care, making sure patients know who to contact with questions, especially where care is shared between teams
• Set up and maintain systems to identify and manage risk in the team's area of responsibility

What’s required

Qualifications

• MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
• Eligible for the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of CCT at interview
• CCT in learning disability psychiatry

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration
• Approval under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983

What’s offered

• £30,000 golden hello for successful candidates, subject to qualifying conditions
• Career development and training opportunities