Consultant Psychiatrist – North Mersey CRHT

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; Presencial; GBP 90.000 - 120.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a consultant psychiatrist for the North Mersey Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team. The role centres on clinical reviews, leadership in MDTs, and managing complex cases with on-call duties and teaching commitments.

The post requires CCT or CESR in adult or old age psychiatry (or within six months at interview) and GMC registration. On-site work with some home visits and teaching on weekly sessions are included.

Formación

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• CCT in general adult or old age psychiatry, or CESR.
• GMC registration with licence to practise at appointment.
• Significant recent experience in adult and/or old age psychiatry.
• Excellent knowledge of the specialty and clinical skills.
• Excellent English communication and ability to manage clinical complexity.

Responsabilidades

• Carry out patient reviews and urgent home visits.
• Provide clinical leadership in MDTs and allocate patients.
• Manage complex cases and provide consultative advice.
• Produce care plans and formulations with evidence-based treatment.
• Implement the Mental Health Act.
• Conduct high-standard clinical assessments and maintain records.

Conocimientos

English communication

Clinical leadership

Decision making

Team collaboration

Educación

MB BS or equivalent

CCT or CESR

Descripción del empleo

A 0.6 WTE consultant psychiatrist post in the North Mersey Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on clinical reviews, most done on site with some urgent home visits, plus leading complex cases and team MDT decisions under the Mental Health Act. The post includes an on-call rota, weekly SPA sessions and Tuesday morning local MRCPsych teaching. Entry requires a CCT or CESR in adult or old age psychiatry, or CCT within six months at interview.

What the job involves

• Carry out patient reviews, including urgent and emergency home visits for patients open to the team
• Provide clinical leadership by taking part in team MDTs to allocate patients and delegate responsibilities under the MHA Code of Practice
• Manage complex cases and give consultative advice to other team members
• Produce care plans and treatment formulations, with guidance on evidence-based treatment
• Implement the Mental Health Act
• Carry out clinical assessments to a high standard
• Keep contemporaneous electronic patient records and communicate promptly with primary care
• Liaise and work collaboratively with other services and agencies in multidisciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working
• Take part in the on-call rota
• Lead developments in CRHT and support the Trust's strategic aims
• Ensure compliance with the clinical governance framework
• Attend the Trust-wide Tuesday morning LAP teaching as part of weekly SPA sessions, and support shared governance and quality improvement with Mersey Care colleagues

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• CCT in general adult or old age psychiatry, or within 6 months of CCT at interview, or CESR

Registration & licences

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at appointment

Experience

• Significant recent experience in adult and/or old age psychiatry

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent knowledge of the specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication in English
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Makes evidence-based decisions, including drawing on the contribution of others
• Able to meet duties under the MHA and MCA

Checks & eligibility

• Holds and will use a valid UK driving licence, or provides evidence of a proposed alternative

Other

• Able to work in and lead a team, with commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working
• Able to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
• Participation in continuing professional development
• Participation in research or service evaluation
• Participation in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes, and able to use and appraise clinical evidence

Nice to have

• MRCPsych
• CCT in general adult psychiatry with one year's supervised training in liaison psychiatry
• Section 12 and Approved Clinician, or eligibility for them
• Good standing with the GMC, with no warnings or conditions on practice
• Wide specialist and sub-specialist experience in the NHS or a comparable service, in general adult, old age or other psychiatry
• Previous experience working at consultant level
• Ability to explain psychiatric illness and treatments to professionals and patients
• Achievements in education, research, audit and service improvement, such as awards, presentations or publications, including audits that led to service change

What’s offered

• Flexible working requests considered for all roles
• Support to develop a special interest in a clinical area that meets Trust objectives
• Encouragement to pursue education and experience for professional development