Job summary
Mental Health Services for Older People
is a specialist service within the Mental Health Directorate. The Clinical Director and Line Manager for
the post is Dr Charlotte Messer.
This post, to replace an existing
consultant who has taken up leadership responsibilities. It is a mixed post
providing senior medical input to the West Leicestershire CMHT and the West
Memory Service. The post holder will be based at Hynca Lodge, St Francis Close,
Hinckley, LE10 0EW
With a population of approximately
14,350 >65s, West Leicestershire accounts for approximately 18% of all
referrals to MHSOP. There is one other WTE
consultant covering West Leicestershire.
Currently, there is also support from higher trainees. The post holder
would be expected to see on average 2-3 new community patients per week plus
follow ups and urgent assessments for the City West CMHT.
West Leicestershire CMHT
for Older People is an established team with a good understanding of
multidisciplinary working and a high level of experience. There is 1.0 Band 7 CPN WTE and 5.6 Band 6
CPNs, 1.6 Band 6 OT, 2.8 Band 3 Healthcare support worker, and support from
physiotherapy. There is also a dedicated
psychologist linked to the team
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical leadership to the MDT responsible
for the Consultant's agreed area.
The Consultant has a continuing responsibility for
the care of patients and for the proper functioning of the department. The consultant
will liaise with the General Practitioners, hospital and community specialists
and other agencies wherever relevant.
The Consultant will also undertake the
administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the running of
the clinical department, including the prioritisation of the case load
according to need
The appointee will be responsible with consultant
and other professional colleagues for the provision of a comprehensive service
to the district.
The post holder, who needs to be Section 12
approved under the Mental Health Act, will join the consultant non-resident
on-call rota which works on a second/third on call basis at the frequency of no
more than a one in 9. On Call duties are
from 9am to 9am on weekdays and 9am Saturday to 9am Monday.
The
consultant will contribute to the development of clinical expertise for the
benefit of patients and the Service as a whole
The post holder will participate in training,
teaching and supervision, as applicable
Active participation in clinical research, audit
and continuing professional
development will be encouraged
The post holder will be responsible for offering
expert advice on clinical issues, together with the maintenance of long term
case work with individual patients if this is appropriate
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provisional assessment of Programmed Activities (PAs) in
Job Plan:
Direct Clinical Care:
Out-patients
including Home Visits and clinics 2.5
PAs
Community
MDT 1 PAs
Patient
related administration 1 PA
Memory
clinic 1.5 PAs
Memory
MDT 0.5 PA
Nurse
supervision 0.5 PA
Memory
related admin 0.5 PA
Supporting
Professional Activities:
CPD,
research and medical audit 1 PAs
Supporting
Trust activities 1 PAs
Undergraduate
Teaching 0.5PA
Total 10 PAs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provisional assessment of Programmed Activities (PAs) in
Job Plan:
Direct Clinical Care:
Out-patients
including Home Visits and clinics 2.5
PAs
Community
MDT 1 PAs
Patient
related administration 1 PA
Memory
clinic 1.5 PAs
Memory
MDT 0.5 PA
Nurse
supervision 0.5 PA
Memory
related admin 0.5 PA
Supporting
Professional Activities:
CPD,
research and medical audit 1 PAs
Supporting
Trust activities 1 PAs
Undergraduate
Teaching 0.5PA
Total 10 PAs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications:
- GMC Registration
- GMC Licence to Practice
- Medical Qualification
- MRC Psych or equivalent
- Specialist Register (Subspecialty Old Age)
- CCT or equivalent
- Eligible for CCT or equivalent within 6 months of the interview date
- Clinical expertise in speciality/sub specialty:
- Appropriate training as defined by the relevant SAC of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Approved/eligible for approval for Section 12 of Mental Health Act
- Approved/eligible for approval for Approved Clinician status
- Awareness of research methods and understanding of application of research findings in service development
- Teaching both under and post graduate trainees
- Self Management
- Successfully plans own workload with awareness of needs of others and/or those of the team.
- Contribute to the development of a learning organisation that supports the principles of lifelong learning, clinical audit and evidence based practice, including the learning of lessons from complaints and incident investigations.
- Leadership Skills
- Able to motivate a multi-disciplinary team and inspire clinical excellence. Ensure that effective partnerships are developed with users, carers, professional and clinical staff so that their advice and expertise informs all aspects of decision making.
- Communication Skills
- Able to communicate at all levels of the organisation and to people from a wide range of cultures.
- Communicates clearly. Demonstrates under-standing or seeks clarification appropriately.
- Motivator/ Initiative
- Commitment to ethical practice. Commitment to team work. Keeps abreast of developments and incorporates these into own or team practice.
- Team Work
- Is aware of relative strengths and weakness of self and colleagues and plays an active role within the team and with managers in the service, supporting and assisting colleagues as appropriate
- Understands the importance of and is able to undertake and participate in effective clinical supervision and managerial supervision
- Able to undertake on call duties
- Able to undertake work in the community/travel between bases
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Diploma
- Clinical expertise in speciality/sub specialty:
- Broad range of experience across relevant settings
- Experience as a researcher. Publications in peer reviewed articles and/or chapters/books. Supervision of research of others
- Organisational Skills (eg arranged on call rota or preparing and introducing new procedures)
- Planning
- Takes a wide range of issues into account when setting objectives. Can develop plans which take account of diverse and conflicting factors, with indication of timescales and milestones. Allows for contingencies.
- Influencing Skills
- Is aware of need to influence others through different means. Adapts styles and content to meet the situational requirements. Assertive but not passive or aggressive.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications:
- GMC Registration
- GMC Licence to Practice
- Medical Qualification
- MRC Psych or equivalent
- Specialist Register (Subspecialty Old Age)
- CCT or equivalent
- Eligible for CCT or equivalent within 6 months of the interview date
- Clinical expertise in speciality/sub specialty:
- Appropriate training as defined by the relevant SAC of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Approved/eligible for approval for Section 12 of Mental Health Act
- Approved/eligible for approval for Approved Clinician status
- Awareness of research methods and understanding of application of research findings in service development
- Teaching both under and post graduate trainees
- Self Management
- Successfully plans own workload with awareness of needs of others and/or those of the team.
- Contribute to the development of a learning organisation that supports the principles of lifelong learning, clinical audit and evidence based practice, including the learning of lessons from complaints and incident investigations.
- Leadership Skills
- Able to motivate a multi-disciplinary team and inspire clinical excellence. Ensure that effective partnerships are developed with users, carers, professional and clinical staff so that their advice and expertise informs all aspects of decision making.
- Communication Skills
- Able to communicate at all levels of the organisation and to people from a wide range of cultures.
- Communicates clearly. Demonstrates under-standing or seeks clarification appropriately.
- Motivator/ Initiative
- Commitment to ethical practice. Commitment to team work. Keeps abreast of developments and incorporates these into own or team practice.
- Team Work
- Is aware of relative strengths and weakness of self and colleagues and plays an active role within the team and with managers in the service, supporting and assisting colleagues as appropriate
- Understands the importance of and is able to undertake and participate in effective clinical supervision and managerial supervision
- Able to undertake on call duties
- Able to undertake work in the community/travel between bases
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Diploma
- Clinical expertise in speciality/sub specialty:
- Broad range of experience across relevant settings
- Experience as a researcher. Publications in peer reviewed articles and/or chapters/books. Supervision of research of others
- Organisational Skills (eg arranged on call rota or preparing and introducing new procedures)
- Planning
- Takes a wide range of issues into account when setting objectives. Can develop plans which take account of diverse and conflicting factors, with indication of timescales and milestones. Allows for contingencies.
- Influencing Skills
- Is aware of need to influence others through different means. Adapts styles and content to meet the situational requirements. Assertive but not passive or aggressive.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
