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 is a Community
post providing senior medical input to the South Leicestershire CMHT based in
the Neville Centre, Leicester General Hospital with remote clinics at community
hospitals.
With a population of
approximately 32,654 >65s, South Leicestershire accounts for approximately 11%
of all referrals to MHSOP and approximately 5 referrals a week are allocated to
outpatients.
South Leicestershire CMHT
for Older People is an established team with a good understanding of
multidisciplinary working and a high level of experience.
This post may attract a Recruitment and Retension Bonus full details are available on request.
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 third on call basis at
the frequency of 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
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 OPC 4.5 PAs
Community MDT 1
PA
Patient related administration 1 PA
Availability for urgent
assessments1 PA
Supporting Professional Activities:
CPD,
research and medical audit 1
PA
Supporting
Trust activities 1
PA
Undergraduate-Teaching 0.5 PA
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 OPC 4.5 PAs
Community MDT 1
PA
Patient related administration 1 PA
Availability for urgent
assessments1 PA
Supporting Professional Activities:
CPD,
research and medical audit 1
PA
Supporting
Trust activities 1
PA
Undergraduate-Teaching 0.5 PA
Total 10
PAs
Person Specification
Experience
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
- Additional Qualifications:
- 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
Experience
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
- Additional Qualifications:
- 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.
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).
