Consultant Psychiatrist in Old Age: Community & Memory Clinic

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; North Hertfordshire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in England is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join their community team and oversee local memory clinics. The role involves providing consultant input, managing clinical complexity, and ensuring collaboration between teams. Applicants must hold an appropriate medical qualification and be fully registered with the GMC. The position offers excellent support for professional development and flexible working options.

Benefits

Mentoring support for new Consultants

Dedicated support for future NHS Leaders

Access to Leadership, Teaching, Education and Research opportunities

Flexible working

Generous relocation package up to £7.5K

Qualifications

• Experience of close collaborative working with social care and other agencies.
• CCT in Psychiatry or inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice at the time of appointment.

Responsibilities

• To provide consultant input to community team and run local memory clinic.
• To ensure junior medical staff operate within New Deal parameters.
• To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Experience in old age psychiatry

Ability to manage clinical complexity

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCPsych or equivalent approved by the Royal College

Job description

We are currently seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our community team and run local memory clinic. Although the administrative base will be at the Seward Lodge, Hertford, the clinics may also run from Rosanne House, Welwyn Garden City (about 8 miles from Seward Lodge).

The post holder will provide consultant input to community team and run local memory clinic. The clinical work may be at other Trust locations, or other community destinations such as patient's home or residential or nursing homes. The post holder may be required to attend team meetings at a location determined by the manager of the Team.

The postholder will run two clinics for early memory diagnostic and support service (EMDASS). In each memory clinic, consultant will be supported by a memory nurse who will take history and do cognitive test and later write a detailed report. Memory nurse will discuss new patient with the consultant who will make diagnosis and start treatment after seeing the patient. Consultant is expected to write a short letter to the GP highlighting the diagnosis and treatment plan. One stop memory clinic gives consultant time to do 2 follow up assessments while memory nurse is assessing the new patient.

Main duties of the job

To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.

To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.

To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department.

To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.

To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.

To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust and the team including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.

About us

This is a hugely exciting time for the Trust having recently achieved an OUTSTANDING CQC RATING and being one of just five mental health and learning disabilities NHS trusts in England to hold an outstanding rating.

We are driven by our values. If you believe in Respect, Kindness and a Positive outlook then you'll be right at home.

What we have to offer you

• Mentoring support for new Consultants
• Dedicated support to help become a future NHS Leader
• Access to Leadership, Teaching, Education and Research opportunities
• A strong ethos on Learning and Development
• Access to a state-of-the-art Simulation Training Facility including opportunities to join the Multidisciplinary Simulation Faculty
• Access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-calibre Consultants
• Study leave of 30 days over 3 years
• Study leave budget of £800 per person per annum
• Innovative patient electronic record system (PARIS)/ Admin and IT equipment/ software to improve work experience (4G enabled laptops provided upon starting)
• Flexible working
• Excellent staff benefits
• Health and wellbeing support
• Flexible APAs to seek development opportunities in service development/ management / Simulation Training /working with Community Transformation Projects
• Dedicated SPA time in Job Plan
• Generous relocation package up to £7.5K (subject to terms & conditions)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work 10 programmed activities over 5 days. Following appointment there will be a meeting at no later than three months with the clinical manager to review and revise the job plan and objectives of the post holder.

• To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

To 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 with modernisation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Relevant higher degree, e.g. MD, PhD, MSc or other additional clinical qualifications

Eligibility

Essential

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• CCT in Psychiatry OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry OR within six months of achieving CCT/CESR at the time of interview

Desirable

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Section 12/Approved clinician approval

Clinical skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in old age psychiatry.
• Experience of close collaborative working with social care and other agencies.
• Experience of working with service users who have complex needs within old age psychiatry.
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
• Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
• Excellent degree of medical knowledge in relation to older people and frailty.

Academic skills & Lifelong Learning

Essential

• 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.
• 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

• 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.
• Experience of organising and overseeing psychotherapy training program for psychiatry trainees.