Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry

Integrated Care System; St Helens; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in St Helens is seeking a Specialty Doctor for its Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team. The role involves providing expert clinical leadership and supporting individuals experiencing acute mental health crises. Candidates should have relevant medical qualifications and a strong background in adult psychiatry. The position offers opportunities for professional development and collaboration within a compassionate multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Must be in good standing with GMC without conditions on practice.
• Experience in old age psychiatry or similar specialty is desirable.
• Approved under S12 or able to achieve this within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical care and leadership within the CRHT.
• Deliver timely responses to referrals for crisis resolution.
• Facilitate early discharge from inpatient units.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty

Decision making based on evidence and experience

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Fully registered with the GMC

Experience in general adult psychiatry minimum 3 years

Job description

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking anoutstanding Specialty Doctorto join our dynamicCrisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHT) in the Mid Mersey Division. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality, person-centred care to individuals experiencing acute mental health crises, while working within a highly skilled and compassionate multidisciplinary team.

The CRHT operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing intensive support to service users in theleast restrictive environment. The team plays a vital role in reducing hospital admissions and supporting recovery at home.

Base: Harry Blackman House, St HelensAdditional Sites: The Brooker Centre (Halton) & Knowsley Resource Centre (Knowsley)

Main duties of the job

• Provide expertclinical care,leadership, anddecision-makingwithin the CRHT.
• Delivertimely responsesto referrals, ensuring early intervention and crisis resolution.
• Act as agatekeeperfor all hospital and crisis bed admissions within the local division.
• Facilitateearly dischargefrom inpatient units through robust home treatment plans.
• Offertherapeutic interventionsin the community, tailored to individual needs.
• Work collaboratively withfamilies, carers, andreferring professionals to ensure holistic care.

Case allocation is done following MDT meeting appropriate criteria for referral being met.

There is an expectation that you will provide supervision to the NMP in the team and also to the junior medical staff. This will be incorporated into the job plan.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Job responsibilities

This will consist of patient reviews and home Visits to see urgent or emergency reviews for patients open to the team although the bulk of cases will be reviewed on site.

It is desirable that the post holder has Mental Health Act Section 12(2) status.

Management of complex cases and advice on patient care to other team members.

Clinical leadership of team by participating in team MDTs to discuss allocations of patients and dispense the responsibilities under that Role for such patients as per the MHA Code of Practice.

Care plan and treatment formulation, guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.

Liaison and collaborative working with other services/agencies.

Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working.

To participate in annual appraisal for specialty doctor.

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 line manager.

To comply with the Trusts agreed policies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Experience in general adult psychiatry minimum 3 years
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Experience in old age psychiatry or other speciality

Transport

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• 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
• Experience in working previously in similar roles at a relevant level

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning

• Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• 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

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.

Harry Blackman House, Peasley Cross Hospital

Harry Blackman House, Peasley Cross Hospital