This is an inpatient consultant post in a 20 bed unit (Opal ward, Langley Green Hospital).

The post holder will be expected to provide direct clinical care on the ward and liaising with relevant services. There will be opportunity for service development and professional development as agreed in the job plan.

Main duties of the job

• Work as part of the multi-professional team providing high quality specialist clinical advice, assessment and intervention to functional older adult and working age adult patients admitted to the hospital.
• Provide medical psychiatric assessment and intervention, including pharmacology ensuring the best quality and most effective psychiatric care.
• In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, endeavour to assess and manage psychiatric emergencies and crisis situations on the ward.
• Assume responsibility for Mental Health Act assessments when necessary.
• Provide clinical leadership in partnership with other senior colleagues to the multidisciplinary team on the ward, contributing to supervision and care management systems within the team.
• Engage in consultation meetings with colleagues in various professional teams involved in the care of the patients admitted on the ward.
• Deliver training across services and agencies, as agreed, to improve the knowledge and capacity of other professional colleagues.
• Participate in planning and developing local Mental Health Services and contribute constructively to improve the standards of mental health care offered by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
• Work in partnership with patients' families and carers in planning and provision of care to ensure their empowerment in making decisions around their treatment and care.
• Participate in active discharge planning.

Participate in the Consultant Psychiatrists on call rota.

About us

Sussex Partnership was formed in April 2006 as an NHS Trust and established as an NHS Foundation Trust with Teaching Trust status in August 2008. We employ approximately 5000 staff, serve a total catchment population of more than 2 million and generate an income of £250 million.

In 2015 the Trust reorganised the way it delivered services, establishing Care Delivery Services (CDS), tasked with providing overarching leadership for care groups and / or geographical areas. In 2018 we have 7 fully established CDS's. Overall leadership of each CDS is provided by a service director and/or a clinical director, with a multi-disciplinary leadership team (including a range of clinical professions as well as business, finance, HR, IT and estates and facilities support staff) providing additional leadership and governance oversight. The CDS model has helped us continue to improve services for patients and carers. Work continues to provide consistently high quality services, working together in partnership with each other, the people who use our services and other organisations.

Job description Job responsibilities

• To manage, appraise and provide professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trusts policies and procedures. This may include assessing competences under Annual Review of Competencies Progression (ARCP).
• To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operates within the parameters of the NHS framework and are Working Time Directive compliant.
• To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
• To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively, and submit this promptly to the Information Department.
• To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.
• To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.
• To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.
• To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

Mon

AM

Langley Green Hospital

Attendance at morning huddle.

Ward work

DCC

1.0

PM

CPD/SPA

SPA

1.5

Tues

AM

Langley Green Hospital

Attendance at morning huddle.

Ward assessments/ ward round

DCC

1.0

PM

Langley Green Hospital

Ward reviews and relatives meetings

DCC

1.5

Wed

AM

Langley Green Hospital

Attendance at morning huddle.

Report writing/ Tribunals/Managers hearings/ liaison with CRHT/ virtual ward work

DCC

1.5

PM

Langley Green hospital

Audit , Teaching or CPD activities (local academic meeting)

SPA

1.0

Fri

AM

Langley Green Hospital

Attendance at morning huddle.

Ward reviews and other ward related activities

DCC

1.0

PM

Langley Green Hospital

Clinical administration or ward work

DCC

1.5

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych

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

Desirable

• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

CLINICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE Essential

• Excellent knowledge in specialty
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Desirable

• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service

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354-AN-20416-A