Lead Psychiatrist - Mental Health Services for Older People

Overview

An opportunity for an experienced psychiatrist (Consultant or SAS) to become Lead Psychiatrist (LP) for Mental Health Services for Older People and to work as part of the collective leadership team in the Durham Tees Valley & Forensic Care Group (DTV&F). The aim is to ensure that effective and safe patient care is delivered in a person-centred manner with decision making as close to the patient as possible.

Applicants with experience in Adult, Older People, Children and Young People, Learning Disability and Autism services are welcome to apply. The substantive clinical base of the successful candidate will depend upon their specialty and vacant posts at the time of interview. The weekly job plan for the successful candidate will be discussed on an individual basis and can be adapted flexibly.

The role attracts a payment of 1.5 PA per week; however please note the framework is under review and this may change. The Lead Psychiatrist will be expected to display the Trust values at all times and work as part of the collective leadership team to ensure that the effectiveness and safety of patient care is delivered in a patient-centred manner whilst ensuring that decision making is as close to the patient as possible.

Responsibilities

• Work within a service tier level of the care group model as part of a collective leadership team (CLT).
• Influence areas of direct operational managerial responsibility and clinical pathways with a proportionally shared accountability and responsibility for the quality delivery of services.
• Act as the professional Lead for doctors within the service with professional responsibility for standards of medical practice across all inpatient and community teams.
• Lead on quality and safety developments across services.
• Provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in clinical areas to ensure that the fundamentals of care are right.
• Provide professional advice on medical matters and lead the medical workforce in the specialty or area of responsibility.
• Ensure continuous professional development and clinical supervision practices and structures are in place and accessible for all doctors.

About the Employer

We are Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. We provide mental health, learning disability and autism services to people of all ages. We deliver a range of community and in-patient care across adult mental health, children and young people services, mental health services for older people and forensic services. We have over 7,000 staff working across more than 90 sites. With an annual operating income of over £420 million, we work in partnership with local authorities, clinical commissioning groups, voluntary organisations, the private sector, as well as people who use our services, their families and carers.