Job summary
These posts are for Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry (1 WTE/ 0.8 WTE). The posts are based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester.
There are 3
parts to the Mental Health Liaison Psychiatry service- CAMHS, AMH and FOPALS.
This post is for the adult part of the MHLS. Although the base is LRI- work
covers all the 3 UHL hospitals- Glenfield
Hospital, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General Hospital.
These posts may attract a Recruitment and Retention Bonus, full details are available on request.
Main duties of the job
Undertake
or supervise new assessments and follow up assessments of patients
referred from Accident and emergency and other UHL wards as needed, and to
provide senior medical support to clinical work undertaken by other
members of the team including trainees.
Provide
Consultant leadership to maintain high quality care for all liaison
referrals of patients with acute mental illness presenting with risks on
UHL sites.
Attend
multidisciplinary meeting with UHL consultants to draw up care plans for
patients with complex comorbidities and high risk presentations or frequent
attendance.
Provide
1 or 2 planned outpatient clinics, and help draft clear referral
guidelines in conjunction with trust management, to allow development of
areas of interest and need.
Liaise
with crisis and community based mental teams as well as statutory and
non-statutory sector agencies concerning the treatment and management of
patients.
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
Direct Clinical Care:
Clinical work
including A and E and ward referrals 5PA's
Assessment or Allocation Meetings 1PA Admin 1.5PA
Supporting Professional Activities:
CPD,Aministration,research and medical audit 2PA's
Undergraduate Teaching 0.5PA
Total 10PA's
Job description
Job responsibilities
Direct Clinical Care:
Clinical work
including A and E and ward referrals 5PA's
Assessment or Allocation Meetings 1PA Admin 1.5PA
Supporting Professional Activities:
CPD,Aministration,research and medical audit 2PA's
Undergraduate Teaching 0.5PA
Total 10PA's
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration
- GMC Licence to Practice
- Medical Qualification
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Specialist Register Subspecialty
- CCT or equivalent
- Eligible for CCT within 6 months of the interview date
- broad range of experience across relevant settings
- 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
- Successfully plans own workload with awareness of needs of the others and or those of the team
- Able to manage lead a multi disciplinary team
- able to communicate at all levels of the organisation and to people from a wide range of cultures
- communicates clearly. Demonstrates understanding or seeks clarification appropriately
- sees opportunities and takes advantage of them. Keeps abreast of developments and incorporates these into own or team practice. Realistic appraisal of situations
- Is aware of of relative strengths and weakness of self and colleagues and plays an active role within the team supporting and assisting colleagues as appropriate
- understanding the importance of and is able to undertake effective clinical supervision
- able to undertake on call duties
- able to undertake work in the community travel between bases
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Diploma
- Appropriate training as defined by the relevant SAC of the Royal college of Psychiatrists
- Experience as a researcher. Publications in peer reviewed articles and/or chapters/books. Supervision of research of others
- Teaching both under and post graduate trainees
- 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. Plans with some 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
- GMC registration
- GMC Licence to Practice
- Medical Qualification
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Specialist Register Subspecialty
- CCT or equivalent
- Eligible for CCT within 6 months of the interview date
- broad range of experience across relevant settings
- 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
- Successfully plans own workload with awareness of needs of the others and or those of the team
- Able to manage lead a multi disciplinary team
- able to communicate at all levels of the organisation and to people from a wide range of cultures
- communicates clearly. Demonstrates understanding or seeks clarification appropriately
- sees opportunities and takes advantage of them. Keeps abreast of developments and incorporates these into own or team practice. Realistic appraisal of situations
- Is aware of of relative strengths and weakness of self and colleagues and plays an active role within the team supporting and assisting colleagues as appropriate
- understanding the importance of and is able to undertake effective clinical supervision
- able to undertake on call duties
- able to undertake work in the community travel between bases
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Diploma
- Appropriate training as defined by the relevant SAC of the Royal college of Psychiatrists
- Experience as a researcher. Publications in peer reviewed articles and/or chapters/books. Supervision of research of others
- Teaching both under and post graduate trainees
- 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. Plans with some 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).
