Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist (MAMS) in Gosforth

An opportunity has arisen for a 9PA Consultant to join the Newcastle Memory Assessment and Management Service (MAMS). MAMS provides assessment and initial diagnosis to patients of all ages where there is a suspected dementia. The post holder will be expected to see new patients and to conduct diagnostic appointments. Most appointments will be conducted in the out-patient setting, but home visits are also offered for patients based on their clinical need, and the post holder should be able to meet the mobility requirements of the post.

The post holder will support allocations and multi-disciplinary team meetings. They will be expected to provide clinical leadership to the team, to take an active role in clinical/education supervision of medical students and residents, and to build clinical-research activity.

Main duties of the job:

• To participate in the engagement, assessment, diagnosis and formulation of patients referred to MAMS.
• On completion of assessments, communicate treatment plans to patient/family, within the team and to external service providers as appropriate.
• To assess and manage patients in collaboration with multi-disciplinary team colleagues.
• To provide clinical leadership through regular MDT meetings.
• To provide medical leadership, consultation, advice and guidance within MAMS ensuring that care and treatment are safe, effective, efficient and within national guidelines.
• To train and supervise trainee medical staff, including medical students and other allied professionals.
• To contribute to the ongoing training and development programmes within the CTT and primary care.
• To lead and advise on research and audit projects in the team, where appropriate, in conjunction with other team members in line with the clinical governance agenda.
• To act as Lead Professional for an appropriate caseload of patients outside care coordination arrangements, where the ongoing input required is solely medical.
• To provide (or ensure referral to the appropriate service for provision of) up to date evidence based interventions.
• To work with others to ensure that patients receive an appropriate level of physical health monitoring and care.
• To communicate and liaise with relatives, carers, GPs and other disciplines and agencies as appropriate.

This post is for 9PAs to provide senior medical input into the Memory Assessment and Management Service (MAMS), covering Newcastle / North Tyneside localities. It has been developed due to an existing consultant leaving. The post-holder should be flexible and open to changes that enhance patient care through service development. They will be expected to play a central role in supporting and building research and educational activities in MAMS, and there will be a flexible approach to job planning to support this.

The post-holder will join the Old Age Psychiatry out-of-hours Consultant rota covering North Tyneside, Newcastle and Tynedale (3rd on-call).

Person Specification:

• Qualifications and Training:
  • Essential: MBBS (or equivalent), Included on GMC Specialist Register (General Psychiatry) or eligible for inclusion, or a trainee within six months of CCT, Approved under Section12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983, Approved Clinician Status.
  • Desirable: MRCPsych or equivalent qualification, Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field, Has undergone training in educational supervision, Has undergone training in appraisal.
• Knowledge:
  • Essential: Up to date knowledge in the field of Psychiatry, especially dementia and old age psychiatry, Awareness of current issues and controversies in service provision, mental health policy and legislation.
  • Desirable: An area of special interest relevant to the post as demonstrated by publications or presentations to learned societies.
• Experience:
  • Essential: Experience of multidisciplinary team working, Wide clinical experience in general adult psychiatry in different clinical settings, Experience of Clinical Audit.
  • Desirable: Experience in multiagency work especially with service user, carer and voluntary agencies, Experience in service management or development.
• Skills:
  • Essential: High level of clinical skills in Old Age Psychiatry, Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, Proven competence in diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders in Adult Psychiatry, Excellent communication skills, Excellent teaching skills, Demonstrate the ability to work in a time efficient manner.
  • Desirable: Established record of clinical leadership, Established ability as a clinical teacher, Training in specific and relevant treatment skills eg a brief form of psychological therapy.
• Personal Characteristics:
  • Essential: Able to sustain self and support others, Trustworthiness, Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post, Maturity, openness and flexibility.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Employer name: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Address: St Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth, NE3 3XT, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/careers/