A full-time, substantive consultant psychiatrist post in the Mental Health Liaison Team at Fairfield General Hospital, part of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder leads consolidation of recent service developments to meet Core 24 standards, alongside clinical assessment and intervention with acute trust patients, pathway development and teaching. The work centres on patients with comorbid physical health needs, with a low out-of-hours on-call rota and part-time applications welcome. Applicants need a CCT in adult or dual adult and old age psychiatry, plus Section 12 and AC approval.
What the job involves
- Clinical assessment and intervention with patients in the acute trust
- Taking a lead role in consolidating recent liaison service developments
- Working to meet Core 24 standards for the liaison service
- Liaison work within the acute trust
- Developing liaison mental health skills across the acute trust through teaching and education
- Working within an expanding multidisciplinary liaison mental health team
- Pathway development
- Managerial responsibilities
- Service evaluation
What’s required
Qualifications
- MBChB or MBBS
- CCT in adult psychiatry or dual CCT in adult and old age psychiatry
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise
- On GMC specialist register, eligible for inclusion, or within six months of anticipated CCT at interview
- AC approval, or able to achieve within 3 months
- Section 12 approval
Experience
- Excellent knowledge and experience of assessing and providing mental health interventions for people with comorbid physical health difficulties
- Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
- Excellent experience working extensively in multidisciplinary teams at ST4-6 or consultant level
Skills & knowledge
- Ability to meet duties under the MHA and MCA
Checks & eligibility
- Valid UK driving licence, or evidence of proposed alternative transport
Other
- CV evidencing essential skills in qualifications, clinical skills, knowledge, experience, academic skills and lifelong learning
Nice to have
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Endorsement in liaison psychiatry
- Additional qualifications
- Experience in liaison
What’s offered
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Flexible working opportunities
- Continued professional development and professional development opportunities
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and wellbeing activities and access to a staff wellbeing service
- Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
- Opportunities for additional paid sessions, by negotiation
- Low out-of-hours on-call frequency (1 in 30) with full second-tier cover and a day off afterwards
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
