A 0.6 WTE consultant psychiatrist post in the North Mersey Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on clinical reviews, most done on site with some urgent home visits, plus leading complex cases and team MDT decisions under the Mental Health Act. The post includes an on-call rota, weekly SPA sessions and Tuesday morning local MRCPsych teaching. Entry requires a CCT or CESR in adult or old age psychiatry, or CCT within six months at interview.
What the job involves
- Carry out patient reviews, including urgent and emergency home visits for patients open to the team
- Provide clinical leadership by taking part in team MDTs to allocate patients and delegate responsibilities under the MHA Code of Practice
- Manage complex cases and give consultative advice to other team members
- Produce care plans and treatment formulations, with guidance on evidence-based treatment
- Implement the Mental Health Act
- Carry out clinical assessments to a high standard
- Keep contemporaneous electronic patient records and communicate promptly with primary care
- Liaise and work collaboratively with other services and agencies in multidisciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working
- Take part in the on-call rota
- Lead developments in CRHT and support the Trust's strategic aims
- Ensure compliance with the clinical governance framework
- Attend the Trust-wide Tuesday morning LAP teaching as part of weekly SPA sessions, and support shared governance and quality improvement with Mersey Care colleagues
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- CCT in general adult or old age psychiatry, or within 6 months of CCT at interview, or CESR
Registration & licences
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at appointment
Experience
- Significant recent experience in adult and/or old age psychiatry
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent knowledge of the specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using a bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes evidence-based decisions, including drawing on the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under the MHA and MCA
Checks & eligibility
- Holds and will use a valid UK driving licence, or provides evidence of a proposed alternative
Other
- Able to work in and lead a team, with commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working
- Able to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
- Participation in continuing professional development
- Participation in research or service evaluation
- Participation in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes, and able to use and appraise clinical evidence
Nice to have
- MRCPsych
- CCT in general adult psychiatry with one year's supervised training in liaison psychiatry
- Section 12 and Approved Clinician, or eligibility for them
- Good standing with the GMC, with no warnings or conditions on practice
- Wide specialist and sub-specialist experience in the NHS or a comparable service, in general adult, old age or other psychiatry
- Previous experience working at consultant level
- Ability to explain psychiatric illness and treatments to professionals and patients
- Achievements in education, research, audit and service improvement, such as awards, presentations or publications, including audits that led to service change
What’s offered
- Flexible working requests considered for all roles
- Support to develop a special interest in a clinical area that meets Trust objectives
- Encouragement to pursue education and experience for professional development
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Contact Details:
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