Job summary
Are you passionate about excellence in mental health care for older people? Do you want to work for a service that values you and your contribution?
We are seeking to recruit a substantive full time Consultant Psychiatrist to join our team here in Gateshead. The role is currently 10PA's but 8PA's can be considered.
This is an exciting time to join the Older Peoples Mental Health Team within the community setting as we are currently undertaking service improvement to ensure we continue to provide a high standard of responsive care and treatment. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role within this as we seek to improve the outcomes for patients with functional and organic mental health difficulties.
The successful candidate will also take over the role of Safe care Consultant Lead for the service, working collaboratively to ensure that patient safety and quality care remains at the heart of what we do.
You will enjoy close working relationships across the rest of the OPMH service including our functional and organic inpatient wards; and across the acute hospital site with the older peoples pathway.
You will be required to join the on call rota, however this only covers Gateshead older adults.
In return, we offer a compassionate and supportive team approach, incentives and opportunities for your own development within the service.
We welcome informal discussions and visits to the service.
The job description is awaiting Royal College of Psychiatrists approval
Main duties of the job
- Work to the GMCs good medical practice standards.
- Assess and review complex new admissions.
- Undertake diagnostic assessments.
- Provide clinical expertise and leadership into the MDT.
- Complete Mental Health Act assessments as required.
- Support service development and if interested can take a lead in parts of service development.
- Provide clear channels of communication with community services and primary care.
- There may be a need for a flexible approach to a pattern of working which may change from time to time depending on the demands of the various areas of the service but this will be discussed with the post holder before any changes are made.
- The post holder will need to maintain professional registration with the GMC and approval as an Approved Clinician and Section 12(2) approved doctor
About us
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is based in the North East of England and provide a range of health services from our leading facilities including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, QE Metro Riverside and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005 we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients. We employ around 3,400 staff and currently provide 580 hospital beds across Gateshead. Our primary focus is on providing excellent general health services to our local community complemented by key specialist areas including gynaecology, maternity, palliative care and old age psychiatry.
Alongside a full range of local hospital services, we provide breast screening services for Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and parts of Durham - and we are the North Eastern hub for the National Bowel Cancer and AAA Screening Programmes, covering a population of around seven million people. We provide cutting edge care from some of our state-of-the-art facilities including a £32m Emergency Care Centre, a £12m Pathology centre of excellence and the beautifully designed North East surgery centre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Participate in the engagement, assessment, diagnosis, and formulation of patients.
- Provide medical leadership, consultant, advice and guidance to ensure that care and treatment are safe, efficient, effective and within national guidelines.
- Provide medical assessment, diagnosis and formulation. Upon completion, advise on diagnosis and treatment to the patient, family, clinical team, primary care and external providers.
- To liaise, advise and consult with other consultants, working closely to ensure transitions are managed safely.
- To respond quickly to changing clinical situations in order to manage risk and prevent relapse.
- To make assessments and provide recommendations under the Mental Health Act.
- To train and supervise trainee medical staff, including medical students and other allied professionals.
- To contribute to the ongoing training and development programs within the service.
- To lead and advise on research and audit projects in the service, in line with the clinical governance agenda.
- To provide or ensure referral to the appropriate service for provision of up to date evidence based interventions.
- To work with statutory and non-statutory services to provide a whole system approach to recovery.
- To complete administrative tasks defined in the job plan as necessary to ensure patient safety and the fulfilment of the clinical role.
- Participate in the locality on-call rota
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Participate in the engagement, assessment, diagnosis, and formulation of patients.
- Provide medical leadership, consultant, advice and guidance to ensure that care and treatment are safe, efficient, effective and within national guidelines.
- Provide medical assessment, diagnosis and formulation. Upon completion, advise on diagnosis and treatment to the patient, family, clinical team, primary care and external providers.
- To liaise, advise and consult with other consultants, working closely to ensure transitions are managed safely.
- To respond quickly to changing clinical situations in order to manage risk and prevent relapse.
- To make assessments and provide recommendations under the Mental Health Act.
- To train and supervise trainee medical staff, including medical students and other allied professionals.
- To contribute to the ongoing training and development programs within the service.
- To lead and advise on research and audit projects in the service, in line with the clinical governance agenda.
- To provide or ensure referral to the appropriate service for provision of up to date evidence based interventions.
- To work with statutory and non-statutory services to provide a whole system approach to recovery.
- To complete administrative tasks defined in the job plan as necessary to ensure patient safety and the fulfilment of the clinical role.
- Participate in the locality on-call rota
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with GMC
- Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register/CCT in Old Age Psychiatry, or within 6 months of CCT date
- Approved Clinician or willing to undergo AC training
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Proven work record of communication and organisational skills
- Evidence of teaching and training skills for Junior Doctors.
- Section 12 Approval
- Meets the requirements of the GMC's Good Medical Practice
- Good communication skills
Desirable
- Management training/courses
- IT skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Old Age psychiatry in community and hospital Settings
- Able to liaise effectively with Primary Care, Social Services, Elderly Medicine and Voluntary Sector
- Committed to Clinical Governance
- Experience in and ongoing commitment to audit
Desirable
- Further relevant qualifications eg MRCP, DGM.
- Experience of successful liaison with other agencies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with GMC
- Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register/CCT in Old Age Psychiatry, or within 6 months of CCT date
- Approved Clinician or willing to undergo AC training
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Proven work record of communication and organisational skills
- Evidence of teaching and training skills for Junior Doctors.
- Section 12 Approval
- Meets the requirements of the GMC's Good Medical Practice
- Good communication skills
Desirable
- Management training/courses
- IT skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Old Age psychiatry in community and hospital Settings
- Able to liaise effectively with Primary Care, Social Services, Elderly Medicine and Voluntary Sector
- Committed to Clinical Governance
- Experience in and ongoing commitment to audit
Desirable
- Further relevant qualifications eg MRCP, DGM.
- Experience of successful liaison with other agencies
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
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).
