Job summary
An exciting full-time consultant post has become available at our Psychiatric Liaison Service (PLS) at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe Hospital. The post holder will work alongside an existing part-time consultant psychiatrist and an experience multi-disciplinary team. The post-holder will be accountable for the provision of the psychiatry services for all age group patients with wider needs of the acute hospital.
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Main duties of the job
Psychiatric Liaison Service (PLS), formally known as Psychiatric in-Reach and Liaison Service (PIRLS) was established in April 2014 with a priority to manage psychiatric emergencies in the Emergency Department at Stoke Mandeville Hospital (SMH) and to facilitate early discharge from the designated wards in Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe General Hospital (WGH) by assisting with discharge planning. Both Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe Hospital are part of Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust. The main Emergency Department for Mid- and South Buckinghamshire is in Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury. There is a MuDAS (Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Service) facility in Wycombe Hospital which is supported by local Community Mental Health Teams.
Consultant responsibility for mental health referrals from Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe Hospital of patients over 65 years. Although the appointed consultant is expected to take clinical lead for Older Adult patients, each member of the team is expected to work across specialty boundaries.
About us
We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
As such we particularly welcome applications from clinicians who would like to negotiate dedicated PAs for clinical leadership, research, training or other areas of special interest.
We have good supervision and operational structures and an excellent track record of CPD.
Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 35 days with continuous service.
- Study leave allowances
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Staff accommodation
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme and dedicated Health and Wellbeing Team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work alongside the team manager and the other Consultant Psychiatrist in the team to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service.
Offer specialist input for inpatients of any age with dementia. This will include support and advice for liaison colleagues, or direct assessment and management as appropriate.
Provide clinical supervision of other medical staff and nurses attached to the team and contribute to the multidisciplinary working of the service.
The consultant will provide direct clinical supervision and line management to the trainees and specialty doctors and any senior trainee placed with the team. This will include 1 hour per week clinical supervision for trainees and a pro rata equivalent level of supervision to specialty doctors- in conjunction with other consultant. This will be in line with the trust supervision policy.
For a comprehensive list of the duties for this role can be found in the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work alongside the team manager and the other Consultant Psychiatrist in the team to ensure the effective functioning and development of the service.
Offer specialist input for inpatients of any age with dementia. This will include support and advice for liaison colleagues, or direct assessment and management as appropriate.
Provide clinical supervision of other medical staff and nurses attached to the team and contribute to the multidisciplinary working of the service.
The consultant will provide direct clinical supervision and line management to the trainees and specialty doctors and any senior trainee placed with the team. This will include 1 hour per week clinical supervision for trainees and a pro rata equivalent level of supervision to specialty doctors- in conjunction with other consultant. This will be in line with the trust supervision policy.
For a comprehensive list of the duties for this role can be found in the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCT in General adult or older adult psychiatry in part time or full time role.
- Approved clinician Status and section 12( MHA) Approval are essential. Candidates who are in the process of getting AC approval will be considered . Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines)
Desirable
- Relevant higher degree eg MD, MSc, PhD or other clinical qualifications
- Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological, or other studies or postgraduate teaching qualification
Training
Essential
- #Higher specialist training in psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post
- CCT in Psychiatry OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview; OR CESR
Desirable
- Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in Old Age psychiatry/ CCT in Old Age Psychiatry/ Dual accreditation in Adults of Working Age and Older Adult Mental Health
- Liaison experience in training or liaison endorsement
- Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in this specialty
- Experience in liaison psychiatry in acute trusts
- Experience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies
- Experience of working across a number of health sectors e.g. primary, community, secondary and tertiary
Desirable
- Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group
- Development of close collaboration with primary care services
- Experience of early intervention in psychosis services and knowledge prodromal states for psychosis
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
- Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
- Commitment to active clinical governance
- Ability to promote effective team working
- Capacity to prioritise workload
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Commitment to interagency partnership working
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
- Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
- Must have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers
- Experience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees
- Application of research evidence to clinical practice
Desirable
- Relevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
- Inter-agency partnership working and development
- Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- Supervision of advanced level trainees
- Research experience and skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCT in General adult or older adult psychiatry in part time or full time role.
- Approved clinician Status and section 12( MHA) Approval are essential. Candidates who are in the process of getting AC approval will be considered . Eligibility for Section 12 (Mental Health Act
- Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines)
Desirable
- Relevant higher degree eg MD, MSc, PhD or other clinical qualifications
- Higher degree or equivalent in relevant field of medical, psychological, or other studies or postgraduate teaching qualification
Training
Essential
- #Higher specialist training in psychiatry in approved training post for a minimum of three years, equivalent training in another country, or previous consultant experience relevant to this post
- CCT in Psychiatry OR Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in psychiatry; OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview; OR CESR
Desirable
- Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in Old Age psychiatry/ CCT in Old Age Psychiatry/ Dual accreditation in Adults of Working Age and Older Adult Mental Health
- Liaison experience in training or liaison endorsement
- Sub-speciality or other specialist clinical training relevant to post
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience of the full range of clinical responsibilities expected of a consultant in this specialty
- Experience in liaison psychiatry in acute trusts
- Experience of close collaborative work with social care and other agencies
- Experience of working across a number of health sectors e.g. primary, community, secondary and tertiary
Desirable
- Application of evidence-based practice and interest in clinical and policy developments for this care group
- Development of close collaboration with primary care services
- Experience of early intervention in psychosis services and knowledge prodromal states for psychosis
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work within a collaborative multidisciplinary framework, and to share leadership responsibilities with senior colleagues of other professions
- Ability to understand how organisations work most effectively
- Commitment to active clinical governance
- Ability to promote effective team working
- Capacity to prioritise workload
- Active participation in clinical audit
- Commitment to interagency partnership working
- Must have good skills in communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and staff of other organisations. Good spoken and written English.
- Work collaboratively and effectively with a range of professionals.
- Must have interest in and commitment to people with mental health problems, and their carers
- Experience in supervising and teaching core psychiatric trainees
- Application of research evidence to clinical practice
Desirable
- Relevant experience of the administrative, management and leadership roles of senior medical staff
- Inter-agency partnership working and development
- Undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching.
- Supervision of advanced level trainees
- Research experience and skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
