Consultant Psychiatrist for male PICU

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services is seeking a dedicated and compassionate consultant psychiatrist to join their Rehabilitation & High Support Directorate. This role involves leading a multi-disciplinary team in a 10-bedded male PICU, ensuring high-quality care for patients detained under the Mental Health Act. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to engage in clinical governance, continuous professional development, and contribute to service improvements. If you are passionate about mental health and committed to making a difference in the lives of individuals, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and Wellbeing activities

Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Qualifications

• Must be fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
• Experience in PICU/Rehabilitation/Forensic Psychiatry is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the multi-disciplinary team and take clinical responsibility for in-patients.
• Regularly assess clinical state and participate in psychological therapies.

Skills

Multidisciplinary Team Leadership

Clinical Assessment

Communication Skills

Mental Health Act Knowledge

Psychological Therapies

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCPsych or equivalent

Higher degree in medical education or clinical research

Job description

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Job description is currently under review by Royal College.

This is an established post within the Rehabilitation & High Support Directorate (RHSD) covering a 10 bedded male PICU.

Main duties of the job

Take clinical responsibility for the in-patients, and lead the multi-disciplinary team. All patients are expected to be detained under The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007).

The role of RC carries with it the responsibility to ensure that all the necessary documentation (including Section 17 leave, Consent/Treatment, section renewal etc. forms) is correct and up-to-date, that adequate reports are provided for Manager’s Appeals or Tribunals within the time period laid down in the Code of Practice, and that either Consultant attends or ensures adequate representation is available. The appointee will maintain approval as an Approved Clinician and under Section 12 of The MHA 1983 (amended 2007)

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

· Referrals for PICU are generally urgent and undertaken by nursing staff. Therefore, the RC would provide advice in most cases, although would be expected to undertake face-to-face assessments where the patient presents with more complexissues and for referrals received from prison services.

· Regularly assess the clinical state of the inpatients, and be involved in psychological and/or family-based therapies, depending on the appointee’s training and interests.

· Attend regular detailed Care Programme Approach meetings to review progress to date and set longer term goals, in consultation with family/carers and Care Coordinators

· Attend weekly Clinical Team Meetings, and contribute to the multi-disciplinary review of the patients. The consultant will normally chair this meeting. The aim is to review progress and to set short-term goals in keeping with the longer term goals set by the CPA review.

· Consult with family and carers, within the usual boundaries of confidentiality

· Supervise the junior doctors, at least one hour each per week. Conduct workplace-based assessments and other tasks associated with being a clinical supervisor. Appraise junior doctors.

· Attend management and Clinical Governance meetings and contribute to the clinical governance of the unit. Consequently the appointee will be expected to be involved in audit, according to the Trust policy on Audit (available on request), adhere to the various Trust policies on complaints, risk assessment and management, confidentiality etc, and participate in the annual appraisal of consultants and other doctors.

· Maintain good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists for CPD, and accordingly keep medical knowledge up to date, and participate in the annual Personal Development Plan/Appraisal process, which is in line with the Royal College of Psychiatrists policy on CPD (copy available on request). Maintain registration and a licence with the GMC. The Trust fully supports CPD, and accordingly will grant study leave to enable the appointee to maintain their CPD registration with the Royal College.

· Contribute to the teaching and CPD events locally, attending weekly case conferences, audit meetings, and seminars (Wednesday afternoon in Rochdale). Time will be available for the post holder to undertake teaching outside these sessions if required.

· Participate in RHSD service development, and take on a shared responsibility with the other consultant for those patients who are repatriated to future services within the Trust.

· Liaise with stakeholders (e.g. GP providing physical healthcare to the patients on the unit)

· Participate in the Tameside Hospital on call rota [currently 1:11]. There is a partial middle grade rota. During on-call the appointee may be called upon to advise junior doctors, or assess patients in the community, A&E departments, police stations etc at the request of GPs, police surgeons, junior doctors, or other consultants in other specialties, and provide the services of a Section 12 Approved Doctor and Approved Clinician. However it is anticipated that the on-call rota will merge between Tameside and Stepping Hill hospital very soon. This will reduce the on-call frequency to 1:30 with all on-call covered by middle grade doctors with consultant being the 3 rd on-call clinician.

· Participate in quality improvement or service improvements projects for the Care Pathway team and assist in assessing new referrals to RHS hub as and when it is feasible and required to share the work load.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.
• 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 with 3 months of appointment
• Able to undertake the role as described (with reasonable adjustments made if required)
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Clinical skills and knowledge

• Excellence in working extensively in multidisciplinary teams at ST4-6 or consultant level
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• 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
• Experience in PICU/Rehabilitation/Forensic Psychiatry

Academic and lifelong learning

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
• Participated in continuous professional development
• Participated in research or service evaluation
• Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
• Has actively participated in clinical audit
• Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
• Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
• 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

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

What happens after your application has been received?

You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.

What happens if I am offered the position after interview?

The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.

What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?

By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards . The checks are:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.

If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance . If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.

What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?

Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

Other important information

• We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
• If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
• If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
• Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
• We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.