A new full-time consultant psychiatrist post in the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team covering St Helens and Knowsley, within Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on reviewing patients, mostly on site with some urgent home visits, managing complex cases and advising colleagues on treatment. The post holder would also lead the team clinically, taking responsibility for patients under the Mental Health Act and working with operational and clinical service managers. Section 12(2) approval under the Mental Health Act is essential.
What the job involves
- Patient reviews, mostly on site, with urgent or emergency home visits for patients open to the team
- Management of complex cases and consultative advice to team members
- Clinical leadership of the team, attending MDTs to allocate patients and delegate responsibilities under the MHA Code of Practice
- Care plan and treatment formulation, with guidance on evidence-based treatment
- Liaison and collaborative and multi-agency working with other services
- Mental Health Act implementation
- Accurate, timely electronic records on Rio and communication with primary care colleagues
- Annual appraisal, CPD, revalidation and maintaining GMC registration
- Annual job plan review with the Clinical Director
- Service and business planning for the locality and, as appropriate, the wider mental health service
- Participation in regional and national groups, subject to approval
- Other duties assigned by the Trust
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register, or within six months
- Approved clinician status, or achieved within three months of appointment
- Section 12(2) Mental Health Act approval, or achieved within three months of appointment
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent knowledge in 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
- Uses and appraises clinical evidence to make decisions, including the input of others
Checks & eligibility
- Valid UK driving licence, or evidence of a proposed alternative
Other
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Able to work in and lead a team, with a commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working
- Participation in CPD
- Participation in research, service evaluation or clinical audit
Nice to have
- MRCPsych
- Higher degree or qualification in medical education, clinical research or management
- Additional clinical qualifications
- Good standing with the GMC, with no warnings or conditions on practice
- Wide specialist and sub-specialist experience within the NHS or a comparable service
- Ability to plan and deliver teaching relevant to the post
- Experience in clinical research or service evaluation, and reflection on the purpose of CPD
- Awards, prizes, publications, or audits that led to service change
What’s offered
- 7.5% R&R payment (non contractual)
- On call supplement
- Flexible working requests considered for all roles
- Rio training provided on induction
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
