Consultant Psychiatrist Older Adult Mental Health

NHS; Hereford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Herefordshire seeks a dynamic Consultant Psychiatrist to deliver senior medical advice and clinical leadership in Older Adult Mental Health services. The role includes managing a community caseload, conducting assessments, and providing ECT. This position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• CCT holder or within 6 months of eligibility.
• Current full registration with the GMC.

Responsibilities

• Safely assess and manage patients.
• Participate in clinical audits to ensure high quality services.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Higher degree in research methodology

Job description

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Consultant Psychiatrist Older Adult Mental Health

The closing date is 14 May 2025

The county of Herefordshire is a classic mix of rural and city living and can provide an excellent work-life balance. We are looking to recruit a dynamic Consultant to provide senior medical advice, support and clinical leadership in the Older Adult Community and Inpatients services for the north of Herefordshire. You will be joining a friendly and close-knit consultant body in the county.

The Older Adult Community Mental Health team operates from Benet Building, Belmont, Hereford with patient contact being primarily in the community or via outpatient clinics. Inpatients wards are located in the Stonebow Unit, Hereford.

You will be delivering ECT alongside other consultants and join 1:11 on-call rota. The overall sessional pay with on-call commitments will be 11 PAs plus 3% plus 1%. You will have a dedicated office and secretary.

This post has been deemed by the Trust as eligible forrelocation expenses for suitable successful candidate(s).

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the role include:

• Safely assess and manage patients
• Undertake MHA assessments as the approved doctor under Section 12(2) as required
• To carry a community caseload of patients
• To carry out outpatient clinics, home visits, and telephone conversations with service users
• To manage both functional and organic inpatients across 2 specialised wards, act as Clinical Lead and Responsible Clinician
• Providing Electroconvulsive therapy sessions in the county as part of a rota
• Work with local managers and professional colleagues
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• To develop and maintain care pathways and pathways of communication with other services
• To liaise and give advice to other statutory/voluntary agencies
• Participate and contribute to a regular clinical audit process to ensure services are of a high quality and best clinical practice
• Undergo annual appraisal, develop a personal development plan and remain in good CPD standing with the RCPsych working towards relicensing and revalidation

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitalsand community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental healthand learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people ofall ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexibleworking options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We valuediversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you workunsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the roleplease refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Additional criteria

• Able to drive or to provide own transport to meet the requirements of the post.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• CCT holder or equivalent (or within 6 months of becoming eligible for CCT)
• Current full registration with the GMC (or eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment).
• GMC License to practice.
• Approval (or eligible for approval) under Section 12 (2) of the Mental Health Act.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Higher degree of other qualification in research methodology.
• Qualification or previous training in leadership.
• Qualification and/or experience in providing training for doctors.

Knowledge

• Knowledge about the NHS and understanding the evidence base underpinning the delivery of high quality services.
• Ability to manage, improve or to support the clinical operations of the service.
• Understanding of the importance of excellent team working relationships and ability to put this into practice.
• Knowledge about mental health policy with ability to think strategically and manage change.
• Knowledge of appropriate medical, pharmacological and psychological treatments.

Experience

• Provision of high quality mental health services, as trainee or Consultant.
• Previous experience of working in a clinical leadership role with positive relationships with team members.
• Previous experience of NHS Mental Health Services.
• Previous experience of clinical leadership in Community Mental Health Teams.

Skills and abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
• Demonstrable commitment to providing excellent mental health services.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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