Specialist Grade in Old Age Psychiatry

The Methodist Church in Britain; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package up to £8k

30 days study leave

Flexible working

Remote working when service allows

Dedicated SPA time

Health and wellbeing support

Teaching and research opportunities

CPD and mentoring

Job summary

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust in Carlisle invites applications for a specialist grade psychiatrist in the Older Adults Community Treatment team and memory service. You will provide medical input, participate in assessment and formulation for complex cases, and work with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, timely care.

The role requires MBBS and full GMC registration with licence, plus extensive experience in psychiatry.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent and GMC registration
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise or eligible before appointment
• Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983
• Approved Clinician status or working towards it within six months
• 12 years' medical work since primary qualification with relevant specialty
• Experience in multidisciplinary teamwork and leadership

Responsibilities

• Provide medical input into the Older Adults Community Treatment team and memory service
• Engage in assessment, diagnosis and formulation of patients referred to the EIP
• Provide senior clinical expertise in assessing and treating complex mental health problems
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and local agencies to ensure safe transitions
• Promote safety, rights, dignity and consideration of individual needs
• Work with families and carers in the patient’s best interests
• Deliver excellence in clinical care and contribute to service development

Skills

Autonomous working

Clinical leadership

Strong communication

Teaching abilities

Risk management

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCPsych or equivalent (nice to have)

Job description

This specialist grade post sits in the Older Adults Community Treatment team and memory service at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, as a ten-programmed-activity role. The work centres on senior clinical assessment and treatment of people with complex mental health problems, including at-risk mental states, alongside a multidisciplinary team. The service is ageless, taking people with cognitive problems of any age and those with functional disorders who have age-related needs or significant frailty. GMC sponsorship is not offered, so registration must be in place or achievable before appointment.

What the job involves

• Provide medical input into the Older Adults Community Treatment team and memory service
• Take part in engagement, assessment, diagnosis and formulation of patients referred to the EIP
• Provide senior clinical expertise in assessing and treating complex mental health problems and at-risk mental states
• Work with the multidisciplinary community and inpatient teams and local agencies such as the Crisis Team to ensure safe, timely transitions
• Promote the safety and well-being of patients
• Respect the rights and dignity of patients
• Consider patients' individual and cultural needs
• Work with families and carers in the patient's best interests, in line with the Trust Carers' Charter
• Deliver excellence in clinical care
• Agree and review a job plan with the assistant medical director or clinical manager: 8 PA direct clinical care and 2 PA supporting professional activities

What’s required

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Meets the Specialist grade generic capabilities framework (NHS Employers, 2021)

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise, or eligible to register before appointment
• Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983
• Approved Clinician status, or working towards it within six months

Experience

• 12 years' medical work since primary qualification, at least six in a relevant specialty in Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades
• Wide clinical psychiatry experience across different settings
• Autonomous working, clinical leadership and managing complex or unpredictable situations

Skills & knowledge

• Up-to-date knowledge of psychiatry
• Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and good knowledge of the MCA
• Good knowledge of clinical risk management and evidence-based treatment
• Proven competence in diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders
• Excellent communication, good teaching skills, and ability to role model, educate, supervise or mentor

Other

• Working effectively in a multidisciplinary team
• Good time management and punctuality
• Honesty, integrity, trustworthiness and maturity

Nice to have

• MRCPsych or equivalent
• Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field
• Training in educational supervision
• Training in appraisal
• Included on GMC Specialist Register (General Psychiatry), or eligible for inclusion
• Experience in multi-agency work
• Experience in service management or development
• Experience of clinical audit

What’s offered

• Relocation package of up to £8k
• 30 days study leave every three years
• Flexible working, shaped with the post holder through the job plan
• Remote working as service needs allow
• Dedicated, protected SPA time
• Health and wellbeing support across emotional, physical, social, psychological, financial and career areas
• Teaching and research opportunities
• CPD, including mentoring, medical leadership and coaching