Job summary
This post: Inpatient post
based at Lanchester Road Hospital. Lanchester Road Hospital is a modern psychiatric
hospital just outside Durham. It was built in 2009. There are 2 admission wards
for adults with a learning disability with six beds in total. With transforming care
agenda, the current inpatient unit comprises six beds over two units. The mean
Admissions per month = 2 (range 0-5) and mean Discharges per month = 2 (range
0-5). The median length of stay was between 28 and 100 days in 2020 and 2021.
North Tees Community Team, Hartlepool: The team provides a specialist service to adults with
a learning disability who live in the Stockton and Hartlepool locality. The
team has an active caseload of around 500, with between 20 and 50 allocations
per month. It
is anticipated that the post holder will hold a psychiatry caseload of around
40 patients from the Hartlepool locality. The majority will be jointly managed
with the wider MDT. Consultants do not act as care coordinator for patients who
are under CPA.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is also expected to:
1. Support joint working with the trust’s other major adult learning disability inpatient site at Bankfields Court, Middlesbrough. The post holder is not expected to be involved in day-to-day case management in the other unit.
2. The post holder is expected to be involved in discussions around admissions, transfers and discharges as part of the preventing inappropriate admissions pathway process.
3. The post holder is expected to participate in and/or lead the trustwide learning disability inpatient forum to discuss service development and assurance reviews.
4. As senior leader within the inpatient unit, the post holder will be involved in development of the inpatient unit to strive to provide robust high quality clinical care and sustain a positive service culture.
5. The post holder is expected to contribute to overall service development and participate in annual directorate business plan development and take active role in project development.
6. The post holder will
7. be expected to support the service with any green light admission within the Durham Darlington in providing consultative advice (the frequency of green light admissions is expected to on an average one every two months)
About us
We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range inpatient and community services to 2m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.
We deliver our services by working in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public. The services are spread over a wide geographical area of around 3,600 square miles, which includes coastal, rural and industrial areas.
We are a multi-award winning trust and are included within the Health Service Journal’s Best 100 Places to Work. The trust take a positive and proactive approach to support staff in their personal development and has embedded the Talent Management approach within the Trust, with the vision of helping people to be as good as they can be, helping TEWV to do things better.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Other Medical Staff in
Learning Disability
In
total including this post there will be 15 Adult Learning Disability Consultant
posts including 4 specialist Forensic Learning Disability Consultants across
the Trust who are supported by junior medical staff from the rotational schemes
in Psychiatry, and Specialty Doctor posts to whom Consultants are expected to
offer training. Management is through the Service and Clinical Directors.
The
Consultant Learning Disability Team establishment is:
Forensic Learning Disability
Dr A Khouja Forensic Learning
Disability, Chief Clinical Strategy Officer
Dr M Speight Forensic Learning
Disability, Deputy Medical Director (Forensic services)
Dr I Sharma Forensic Learning
Disability
Dr T Marshall Forensic Learning
Disability
Teesside Learning Disability
Dr K
Amarasuriya Adult Learning Disability, Stockton
Dr K
Passmore Adult Learning Disability, Middlesbrough and Deputy Medical Director
(Teesside)
Dr T
Selmes Adult Learning Disability, Redcar & Cleveland, Clinical Director
North Yorkshire and York
Learning Disability
Dr J Whaley, Adult Learning
Disability, Scarborough
Dr M Beaumont, Adult Learning
Disability, York
Dr U Ahmed, Adult Learning
Disability, York
Dr R Jones, Adult Learning
Disability, Harrogate, Clinical Director
Durham & Darlington
Dr I
Barrett, Adult Learning Disability, Durham East Integrated Team, Training
Programme Director
Dr N
Murugesan Adult Learning Disability, Durham North Integrated Team, Clinical
Director (Durham and Darlington) and Senior Clinical Director
Vacant
post, Adult Learning Disability, Durham South Integrated Team
Dr N
Baylis, Adult Learning Disability, Darlington
In addition, there are 4
Consultant Psychiatrists for Learning Disability CAMHS.
Other
Learning Disability medical staff includes, 2 CT 1-3 and 2 ST 4-6 posts in the
Durham & Darlington sector and 2 ST 4-6 posts, 1 Specialty Doctor and 2 CT
1-3 in the Teesside sector. As is usual there are higher training posts
available within the region than the number of higher trainees in posts, so
these are not always filled.
If
interested, the post holder would be supported to apply for trainer status
(core or GP trainee) and when approved, subject to availability, a junior
trainee would be allocated. The post holder, depending on experience and
approval might also be allocated a higher trainee.
Core
and Higher Specialty Trainees from the local psychiatry training schemes rotate
into other training posts within the scheme. Trainees from the Tees Valley and
Northumbria Vocational Training Schemes join the Trust for 6 months psychiatry
experience every February and August. Foundation Programme Year 2 doctors also
come to the Trust every 4 months to gain experience in psychiatry.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Other Medical Staff in
Learning Disability
In
total including this post there will be 15 Adult Learning Disability Consultant
posts including 4 specialist Forensic Learning Disability Consultants across
the Trust who are supported by junior medical staff from the rotational schemes
in Psychiatry, and Specialty Doctor posts to whom Consultants are expected to
offer training. Management is through the Service and Clinical Directors.
The
Consultant Learning Disability Team establishment is:
Forensic Learning Disability
Dr A Khouja Forensic Learning
Disability, Chief Clinical Strategy Officer
Dr M Speight Forensic Learning
Disability, Deputy Medical Director (Forensic services)
Dr I Sharma Forensic Learning
Disability
Dr T Marshall Forensic Learning
Disability
Teesside Learning Disability
Dr K
Amarasuriya Adult Learning Disability, Stockton
Dr K
Passmore Adult Learning Disability, Middlesbrough and Deputy Medical Director
(Teesside)
Dr T
Selmes Adult Learning Disability, Redcar & Cleveland, Clinical Director
North Yorkshire and York
Learning Disability
Dr J Whaley, Adult Learning
Disability, Scarborough
Dr M Beaumont, Adult Learning
Disability, York
Dr U Ahmed, Adult Learning
Disability, York
Dr R Jones, Adult Learning
Disability, Harrogate, Clinical Director
Durham & Darlington
Dr I
Barrett, Adult Learning Disability, Durham East Integrated Team, Training
Programme Director
Dr N
Murugesan Adult Learning Disability, Durham North Integrated Team, Clinical
Director (Durham and Darlington) and Senior Clinical Director
Vacant
post, Adult Learning Disability, Durham South Integrated Team
Dr N
Baylis, Adult Learning Disability, Darlington
In addition, there are 4
Consultant Psychiatrists for Learning Disability CAMHS.
Other
Learning Disability medical staff includes, 2 CT 1-3 and 2 ST 4-6 posts in the
Durham & Darlington sector and 2 ST 4-6 posts, 1 Specialty Doctor and 2 CT
1-3 in the Teesside sector. As is usual there are higher training posts
available within the region than the number of higher trainees in posts, so
these are not always filled.
If
interested, the post holder would be supported to apply for trainer status
(core or GP trainee) and when approved, subject to availability, a junior
trainee would be allocated. The post holder, depending on experience and
approval might also be allocated a higher trainee.
Core
and Higher Specialty Trainees from the local psychiatry training schemes rotate
into other training posts within the scheme. Trainees from the Tees Valley and
Northumbria Vocational Training Schemes join the Trust for 6 months psychiatry
experience every February and August. Foundation Programme Year 2 doctors also
come to the Trust every 4 months to gain experience in psychiatry.
Person Specification
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of specialty.
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
Desirable
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
CPD & Appraisal
Essential
- Participated in continuous professional development.
- Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.
Research, Audit & Quality Improvement
Essential
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable
- Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment.
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within 6 months of gaining CCT in General Adult Psychiatry
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
- Approved Clinician Status and Section 12 Status OR be able to achieve within 3 months.
Person Specification
Clinical Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of specialty.
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
Desirable
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
CPD & Appraisal
Essential
- Participated in continuous professional development.
- Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.
Research, Audit & Quality Improvement
Essential
- Participated in research or service evaluation.
- Has actively participated in clinical audit.
Desirable
- Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment.
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within 6 months of gaining CCT in General Adult Psychiatry
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
- Approved Clinician Status and Section 12 Status OR be able to achieve within 3 months.
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).
