Liaison Consultant Psychiatrist

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION IS PENDING ROYAL COLLEGE APPROVAL.

Service/Ward/Department Summary:

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to make a full time appointment for a consultant psychiatrist to work in the well-established Mental Health Liaison Team based at Stepping Hill Hospital. This is a substantive appointment. The appointee will have a lead role in consolidating the developments that have occurred within this service recently helping the service continue to develop in order to meet the Core 24 standards defined by the Department of Health.

This is a rewarding and exciting post within a highly supportive environment and you will be working within a dynamic and responsive team.

The out of hours on call frequency is low (1 in 13) with some second tier cover and 1 day off in lieu.

We offer ample opportunities for our consultants professional development and opportunities for additional work for additional PAs (require negotiation).

You will be welcomed and supported in developing your skills and contributions to the borough, the wider organisation and beyond.

Key Responsibilities of the Post:

These include clinical, liaison, educational, managerial and service evaluation roles. Clinical work will include assessment and interventions with patients in the Acute Trust and involve working with an expanding multidisciplinary liaison mental health team. The team will promote the development of skills in this area within the Acute Trust and pathway development

Key Requirements of the Person Specification:

The post holder needs excellent knowledge and experience of assessing and providing mental health interventions for people with physical health problems. The post is suitable for those with a CCT in adult psychiatry or a dual CCT in adult and old age psychiatry and experience of working in an acute hospital setting. An endorsement in liaison psychiatry is desirable but not essential. Applications are welcome from those who want to work part time.

Applicants must be on the GMCs Specialist Register or eligible for inclusion or be within six months of the anticipated award of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Adult Psychiatry, or a dual CCT a/a, at the time of interview for the post.

You will have relevant professional qualifications in line with Essential elements of the Person Specification, and a CV demonstrating a wide range of Essential and Desirable skills in terms of qualifications, clinical skills, knowledge and experience as well as academic skills and lifelong learning all detailed in the attached job description.

Role Summary:

The post holder will join the existing consultant liaison psychiatrists and liaison mental health team with the aim of improving the standard of care provided to acute Trust patients. There will be close links with the liaison mental health developments across both Pennine Care and Greater Manchester.

This is an exciting time to join the Trust and there are opportunities to contribute to the organisations development including service redesign involving more integrated models of person centred care for our local community. Stockport has a very strong teaching commitment and the post holder will be expected to contribute to the teaching of both mental health and non-mental health staff. There are close links to ongoing research projects within the service and academic links are encouraged.

Person Specification

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• MBChB or equivalent
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• to practise at the time of appointment. Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
• MRCPsych

Desirable

• Degree, such as Msc or MD

SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Good Interpersonal and team working skills
• Leadership skills
• Knowledge of relevant requirements and legislation such as The Mental Health Act, Care Programme Approach etc
• Be Section 12 and AC Approved or within the next 3 months

Desirable

• An additional area of relevant special interest
• Actively involved in continuing professional development

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience in Liaison Psychiatry

Desirable

• Experience of teaching and training
• Experience of service development and planning
• Experience in Assertive Outreach
• Experience relevant to modern community orientated adult psychiatry

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Oasis Building, Stepping Hill Hospital

Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE

Employer's website

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)