Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disabilities - Grantham

Job overview

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) is rated as an outstandingly well-led Trust by the CQC and is committed to innovation and transformation. To bolster our efforts and continue to provide high quality, patient focussed services, we are seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist in Intellectual Disabilities to join the West Hub team, as part of our Specialist services division. We are looking for a doctor who is passionate and committed to the development of intellectual disability services and who is able to support the team and the wider South Hub in providing comprehensive support for adults with intellectual disabilities, aged between 18 – 64.

The role is full-time at 10PAs per week, with an additional PA as part of recruitment and retention. We are interested in hearing from anyone who is interested in a flexible working pattern, which would include job share and part time work. Due to the nature of the role, there may be scope for hybrid working, as approved by the Clinical Director for Specialist services. As the role will entail home visits and travel across the county, it is integral that the postholder is able to travel via car, due to limited public transport., To provide comprehensive psychiatric services for adults with learning disabilities aged 18- 64.

Currently covering outpatient and community responsibilities.

Post holders will be Approved Clinicians (or be willing to work acquiring their AC status) under the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and be willing to undertake training and assessments when appropriate. The post holder will also be required to maintain Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act.

To hold medical responsibility for the above population.

To provide psychiatric input to the Autism pathway

To provide specialist LD advice to all residential and day care establishments provided by NHA and Local Authority.

To provide, on an agreed reciprocal basis, consultant cover in the short term absence of consultant colleagues.

To participate in the consultant on-call rota (approximately 1 in 15 on-call). On-call duties cover adults of all ages within in-patients areas for adult, older adult, forensic and learning disability services. The rota is a low frequency, mainly telephone advisory service, currently categorised as B.

Whilst on-call, the post holder will be expected to offer expertise and support where necessary to the trainees on-call.

To actively engage in Trust policies, programmes, training, initiatives and strategic reviews.

To work within national guidance and within professional codes of conduct at all times.

What we offer

· A generous relocation package in line with our Relocation procedure.

· 10 PA WTE – Job Share will be considered.

· £2,000 PA study budget with 30 days study leave over 3 years.

· Additional recruitment and retention PA (pro rata for part time).

· The service is supported by a multi-disciplinary team.

· The opportunity to develop the role based on your interests and background.

· Vibrant research culture with a wealth of opportunities.

· 90% of our schools are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted – Lincolnshire has an attractive Grammar school system.

· Lease car scheme/cycle to work scheme.

· Attendance at a bi-annual Medical Development Day.

· Free on-site car parking and electric car charging points.

We are leading the way with mental health transformation projects. Multi-million-pound schemes to transform patient environments and radically redesign community services are currently underway, as part of our commitment to reshaping the future of mental healthcare.

We believe the key to high quality patient care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in the Care Quality Commission rating us as ‘outstanding’ for well led and ‘good’ overall, and 75% of our staff recommending us as a place to work.

We offer options for flexible working and provide development pathways and opportunities. We have a proud partnership with the University of Lincoln and the Lincoln Medical School, which has expanded our academic offerings to nurture talent across the Trust.

We are committed to ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels. We are currently under-represented particularly at senior leadership level, so we welcome applications from women, people with disabilities, people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, and those from the LGBT communities.

We support and celebrate diversity. We have active staff network groups for Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff, Lesbian Gay Bi Trans (LGBT+) staff, staff with Mental and Physical Lived Experience (MAPLE) and our dedicated staff groups for men and women. We are a Silver Standard Employer with ENEI, were in the top 100 organisations in the country within the Stonewall Index (in 2019), and have been a finalist for the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Mental Health Trust of the Year Award two years in a row.

We offer 24-hour services within our Inpatient, Crisis and SPA teams, if you are successfully appointed to posts in these areas or others that might have specified, you will be required to work unsociable hours and shift patterns.