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Consultant Psychiatrist - Tameside PICU

Employer
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Ashton Under Lyne
Salary
£84,559 to £114,003 a year per annum pro rata
Closing date
15 Aug 2022

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Grade
Consultant
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
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An opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Psychiatric Intensive Care Team - this comes at an exciting time, as our team is expanding and will soon be moving from our current unit, situated at Stepping Hill Hospital, to a new 10 bedded unit at Tameside.

At present, our purpose-built unit is being constructed at the Tameside General Hospital site and it will be ready for us to join in Summer 2022. Our Current unit will then be extensively refurbished to provide specialist intensive care for 7 female service users.

Main duties of the job

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (PCNFT) is a Specialist Mental Health Trust, formed in April 2002 by the joining of the mental health services and psychiatric departments of the towns of Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Tameside. The new Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit at Tameside General Hospital is a ten-bedded male ward and the team receives referrals for patients covered by Pennine Care NHS FT from various sources including adult acute wards, police, prisons and rarely from the community teams. This post would ideally suit those who have previous Consultant Psychiatry experience but also new CCT holders who want to develop this new Unit and strengthen the pathways.

Key Responsibilities of the Post:Core clinical work (consistent with Royal College of Psychiatry requirements)Assume role of RC, take clinical responsibility for the in-patients, and lead the multi-disciplinary team to deliver the Care Programme Approach review meetings. The appointee will maintain approval as an Approved Clinician and under Section 12 of The MHA 1983 (amended 2007).

Involved in out of hours oncall at Tameside for General Adult Working age patients

Maintain Good standards with CPD and Royal College of Psychiatrists requirements.

Participate and contribute to Clinical Governance, Quality Improvement and supervision trainees.

About us

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. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

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.

Job description Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will be Responsible Clinician (RC) for up to 10 male patients. The average length of stay is four weeks. The consultant would be expected to liaise with the referring teams during the admission and discharge process. Occasionally patients will need higher levels of care or rehabilitation on discharge and it is helpful therefore for the PICU consultant to be part of the RHSD consultant body, and to attend RHSD referrals meetings as necessary.

While primarily responsible for delivering a quality clinical service, the consultant psychiatrist is also expected to be actively involved in the strategic development of the team and broader services, being involved with the team manager and locality manager in helping to steer the development of the service in line with the strategic direction of the organisation.

Key Responsibilities of the Post:Core clinical work (consistent with Royal College of Psychiatry requirements)Assume role of RC, take clinical responsibility for the in-patients, and lead the multi-disciplinary team to deliver the Care Programme Approach review meetings. The appointee will maintain approval as an Approved Clinician and under Section 12 of The MHA 1983 (amended 2007).

Involved in out of hours oncall at Tameside for General Adult Working age patients

Maintain Good standards with CPD and Royal College of Psychiatrists requirements.

Participate and contribute to Clinical Governance, Quality Improvement and supervision trainees.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential
  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
  • MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
  • Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
  • Additional clinical qualifications
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 with 3 months of appointment
  • Able to undertake the role as described (with reasonable adjustments made if required)
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 & Experience Essential
  • Excellence in working extensively in multi- disciplinary teams at ST4-6 or consultant level.
  • 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 sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
  • Experience in PICU/Rehabilitation/Forensic Psychiatry
Academic Skills & 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.


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