Consultant Psychiatrist – Addictions

Main area Addiction Services Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 10 sessions per week (PA\’s- 10, SPA- 2.5, DCC- 7.5) Job ref 350-MED7320545Site Hope Centre / Brook Place Town Liverpool Salary £105,504 – £139,882 per annum, plus 10% R&R (non contractual) and on call supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 09/08/2025 23:59———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-Job overviewWe are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for aConsultant Psychiatristto join our dedicated team atThe Hope Centre, a 17-bed regional inpatient detoxification unit withinMersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of nurses, healthcare assistants, and junior doctors to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care to individuals undergoing detoxification from drugs and alcoholThis post would be ideal for a new or established consultant looking to develop research interests as the centre has developed a new Ketamine detox protocol. Mersey Care has recently collaborated with the University of Liverpool to create the Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre.Merseyside and the surrounding areas offer an exceptional quality of life:Easy access to theLake District,Yorkshire Dales, andNorth WalesExcellentschools,local beaches, andfamily-friendly communitiesA vibrant cultural scene withart galleries,concert venues, andsporting eventsMain duties of the jobConsultant psychiatrist will have responsibility for their caseload and inpatients.To supervise and support team members who carry out assessments of patients referred to the team. To carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments for new admissions and provide medical interventions for patients.Supporting staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.To conduct patient reviews and lead Multidisciplinary reviews, CPA reviews, discharge planning meetings and multi-professional meetingsTo be the responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the code of practice.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 if required.To provide medical leadership to the team.Maintain high level of effective communication with other parts of the Mental health service across the Trust, across maternity services and primary care.Liaison with families / carersLiaison with aspects of the Criminal Justice System regarding patients, where necessary.Liaising with other stakeholders and interested parties.Working for our organisationMersey 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.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesThe Addictions Services at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust currently provides integrated drug and alcohol inpatient detoxification services for patients across Merseyside. It is a regional detox unit with 17 inpatient beds. The post holder will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of nurses, health care assistants and junior doctors to deliver a high quality inpatient care.The unit is supported by a (this post) Consultant Psychiatrists, 1.0 WTE Foundation Year trainee or 1.0 WTE psychiatry trainees cover from the local rotation (once applicant in post) . There is also a SAS Doctor for the service. There will be an opportunity to also act as clinical supervisor for the trainees based on the ward. The Consultant would be supported by the above trainees during admission of the patients on the ward, follow-ups and ward rounds. The trainees are placed at Inpatient Services as part of their training experience. There may be opportunities for ST special interest sessional support too. Postholder will be expected to support trainees and also see new patients.The unit receives patients who are not suitable for community detox and referrals are made by respective locality-based community drug and alcohol teams. The unit only admits patients with robust after care plans to improve its success rate and promote abstinence based approaches during inpatient stay. Patients in the unit tend to have co morbid physical, mental health needs and a history of poly substance use. The ward round occurs twice a week and the Consultant in post would be expected to lead ward rounds during the week. Addictions Services has actively promoted recovery with drug and alcohol services and the impact is very visible within the units. There are well established groups that run within the wards along with pharmacological intervention to help patients recover and maintain their recovery goals.There are excellent links with local hepatologist and well established referral pathways into acute hospital that is located within the same site. The approximate waiting list for inpatient admission tends to vary between 4-6 weeks. The Consultant will have the clinical responsibility to prioritise admissions based on clinical needs. The bed occupancy at Inpatient Addictions Services is between 85-90%. We receive approximately 1000-1200 referrals per year. The number of admissions to the unit vary from 400-450 per year depending on the length of stay.Person specificationQualificationsMB BS or equivalent medical qualification.Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.Additional clinical qualifications.Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointmentApproved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointmentIn good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practiceTransportHolds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.Non-drivers due to disability will be supported via access to work schemeClinical Skills, Knowledge and ExperienceExcellent knowledge in specialty of General Adult Psychiatry and experience of Addiction PsychiatryExcellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledgeExcellent oral and written communication skills in EnglishAble to manage clinical complexity and uncertaintyMakes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of othersAble to meet duties under MHA and MCAMinimum 12 months training in Substance MisuseInpatient detoxification and management experienceGood understanding of co-morbid psychiatric illnesses and experience in managing dual diagnosisWide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable serviceAcademic Skills and Lifelong LearningAble to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and trainingAbility to work Constructively and to lead a multidisciplinary teamParticipated in continuous professional developmentParticipated in research or service evaluation.Able to use and appraise clinical evidence.Has actively participated in clinical auditAble to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this postReflected on purpose of CPD undertakenExperienced 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.—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs.Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration. Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team (01516761452 or email sensitive@dbs.gsi.gov.uk ) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team can prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate, unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed.Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website – https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form.Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. #J-18808-Ljbffr