Trust Grade Specialty Doctor – EIT Sefton and Kirkby CMHT | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Sefton, Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust in England is seeking a Trust grade doctor to support the Early Intervention Team and Kirkby CMHT. The role involves comprehensive psychiatric assessments and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have a medical background with experience in mental health services and strong communication skills. The position offers supportive working conditions with a focus on staff wellbeing.

Benefits

Generous leave arrangements

Occupational health services

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health services.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments and reviews.
• Strong communication skills with patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments for new patients.
• Provide medical input during multidisciplinary meetings.
• Support urgent reviews of deteriorating patient conditions.

Skills

Comprehensive psychiatric assessments

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Registered medical qualification

Job description

The Trust is seeking a Trust grade doctor for a split post between the Early Interventions Team (Sefton) 0.6 WTE and 0.4 WTE Kirkby CMHT.1 session per week will be dedicated to attendance to the Local Academic Program or alternative CPD activity.

Early Intervention Team (EIT):

The Early Intervention in Psychosis Service in Sefton is recruiting a Trust grade doctor. The EIT is a multidisciplinary community mental health service that provides treatment and support to people experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The service aims to improve the detection of psychosis, reducing delays in treatment, enhancing chances for immediate and long-term recovery. Outreach work is common. The role will involve assessment of those new to service with development of biopsychosocial management plans. The postholder will also undertake reviews of the care plans of service users over their 3 years with the service. The post holder will also support urgent reviews when service users mental health deteriorates, and if appropriately skilled, MHA assessments.

Kirkby CMHT:

The Trust is seeking a Trust doctor to join Kirkby CMHT based at Northwood House (Kirkby Hub). The post holder will carry no responsibility for inpatients and is split with the EIT in Southport as above. New referrals average 4 per week from inpatient services, A&E and the access team. Referrals are screened daily and discussed in weekly MDT meeting and allocated to medical review, or CPN input as required.

This post will support the work of the Sefton Early Intervention Team Consultant and Team as well as the Kirkby CMHT. The Sefton EIT service who provide care for approximately 260 service users between the ages of 14 and 65, all of whom are managed within the Care Programme Approach. Medical care for those under 16 is provided by CAMHS.

The role will involve assessment of those new to service with development of biopsychosocial management plans. The postholder will also undertake reviews of the care plans of service users over their 3 years with the service. The post holder will also support urgent reviews when service users mental health deteriorates, and if appropriately skilled, MHA assessments.

Duties of this role include while with the Kirkby team is to support the consultant and team in assessment and management of patients while ensuring quality and patient safety.

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.

The post has no on call responsibilities. If however to achieve a S12 approval, they may discuss joining the 2nd on call rota with their line manager.

Clinical
• Support the Consultant psychiatrist in the team with their roleTo carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide treatment for patients.
• Supporting staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
• To conduct patient reviews and provide medical input into Multidisciplinary reviews, CPA reviews and multi-professional meetings.
• To carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trust’s risk management processes such as Health Risk Assessment and Management Meetings (H-RAMM) and Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) Meetings.

Liaison
• Maintain high level of effective communication with other parts of the Mental health service across the Trust.
• Liaison with families / carers.
• Liaison with aspects of the Criminal Justice System regarding patients.
• Liaising with other stakeholders and interested parties.
• The post holder will be expected to maintain effective communication with Access services, community mental health teams, and primary care.

Governance
• Programmed activity time will allow for management and audit of the service and reporting of audit programmes.
• Regular stakeholder meetings if required
• Partnership Forums involving service user representatives and advocacy
• Involvement with critical incident / serious untoward incident reporting and response

Training
• Role in in-house MDT training/education sessions
• Participation in Research and Clinical Audit

Service Development
• Work with CMHT/CMHF transformation within the Trust



WELLBEING

There is dedicated Occupation Health based at Trust Headquarters. There is psychological support available for all staff. Physiotherapy services are also available at various sites across Mersey Care. A voluntary peer support service is also in development at Mersey Care NHSFT. There are regular medical social events, which have helped inclusion and wellbeing. There is currently a

working group on improving Consultant and Doctors’ wellbeing. The Trust supports the wellbeing of the postholder after serious incidents that involve patients in their care (e.g. homicide or suicide) with dedicated senior clinician and operational managers providing support and advice as needed after the incident.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Mersey Care is committed to the principles of Equality and Human Rights. The Trust promoteshealth equalities for our colleagues, patients, service users, carers, volunteers and visitors to theTrust by identifying and overcoming barriers to access and inclusion within our employment

opportunities and across the range of mental and physical health services.

For our communities this means services that are fair, flexible, engaged and responsive to cultural,physical and social difference. We deliver our services via a workforce that is made up of manytalented individuals with a large diversity of backgrounds and perspectives, styles andcharacteristics. We aim to foster an inclusive workplace environment with a welcoming climate inwhich everyone can reach their full potential.

Mersey Care have adopted a human rights based approach to its clinical and organisationalpractice by adhering to the underlying core values of Fairness, Respect, Equality, Dignity andAutonomy (FREDA).

LEAVE ARRANGEMENTS

The post holder would have prorated leave based on FTWE 5 weeks and 2 days (27 days) annual leave days for specialty doctor service up to 2 years and 6 weeks and 2 days (32 days) annual leave for specialty doctor service over 2 years. Study and professional leave will be 30 days over 3 years. This is also prorated. Sick leave entitlement is as per terms and conditions of service, as is paternity and maternity leave will be the same as per terms and conditions of service.

Cover of Annual and Study Leave will be provided other colleagues by agreement.

Visiting arrangements Contact:

Dr Olusegun Popoola – 0151 4730303 – Associate Clinical Director

Dr Rebeca Martinez – 0151 4793812 – Clinical Director

Trust website – www.merseycare.nhs.uk


This advert closes on Thursday 7 Aug 2025