Consultant Psychiatry - Community Old Age Psychiatrist in Oldham

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to make a full-time appointment for a consultant psychiatrist to work in the Older Age Community Psychiatry service. The role involves providing high-quality mental health care for older people with severe and enduring mental health problems in outpatients, working closely with other teams and consultants to ensure coherent and high-quality mental health care for older people within the Oldham area.

Our services are specialised to help diagnose dementia as early as possible, supporting individuals to remain as healthy as possible while living with the illness. We can also provide advice and support if a family member of someone you look after has dementia. Our services can support a range of moderate to severe mental health problems, such as depression, bi-polar disorder, delirium, and severe anxiety. Some services are based in community buildings and clinics, while others are in care homes and a day hospital.

Close co-working with colleagues from the community services is essential to guarantee that patients are safely and effectively treated, and that discharge from hospital is followed by prompt and reliable community support. The consultant in this post will play a part in ensuring that transitions from community treatment to hospital care and back again are safe and seamless.

We are proud to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities, and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Job Responsibilities:

• Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post.
• Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge, and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications:
• Essential: MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Desirable: Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management; MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Eligibility:
• Essential: 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 appointment; Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
• Desirable: In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
• Transport:
• Essential: Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
• Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
• Essential: 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; Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
• Desirable: Wide range of specialist and subspecialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
• Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning:
• Essential: 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
• Desirable: 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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.