Job summary
We looking to appoint a Consultant in Learning Disability to a post comprising of a small community caseload and an inpatient unit.
The post holder would be RC for Byron Ward inpatient unit, based at Hollins Park Hospital and also a small community caseload of 75-80 patients based out of Norris Green Hub in Liverpool.
Post is supported by MDT team and junior doctors.
We are looking for a committed doctor who is keen to work to develop services and improve patient care. We will be relocating to a new inpatient facility and their leadership will be vital in the running of the new unit.
Main duties of the job
The LD services in Liverpool have a 9 bed in patient unit (Byron Ward, based at Hollins Park Hospital in Warrington), a 5 bed respite unit in Central Liverpool called Wavertree Bungalow and community LD services that are based at Norris Green Hub.
The post holder will have RC responsibility for patients on the Byron Ward and a small community patch in Liverpool (L15/16/17/18/19/24/25/26/27). The area covered is south and central Liverpool which has areas of deprivation as well as affluence. Post holder will be based at Norris Green hub where his/her medical secretary and Nurse Practitioners are also based.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region (Halton, Warrington, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton and St Helens) and is also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Consultant psychiatrist will have responsibility for their caseload and inpatients.
- To supervise and support team members who carry out assessments of patients referred to the team. To carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide medical interventions for patients.
- Supporting staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
- To conduct patient reviews and lead Multidisciplinary reviews, birth planning meetings, CPA reviews, discharge planning meetings and multi-professional meetings
- To be the responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the code of practice.
- To carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trusts risk management processes such as Health Risk Assessment and Management Meetings (H-RAMM) and Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) Meetings if required.
- To provide medical leadership to the team.
- Maintain high level of effective communication with other parts of the Mental health service across the Trust, across maternity services and primary care.
- Liaison with families / carers
- Liaison with aspects of the Criminal Justice System regarding patients, where necessary.
- Liaising with other stakeholders and interested parties.
Please see job description for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Consultant psychiatrist will have responsibility for their caseload and inpatients.
- To supervise and support team members who carry out assessments of patients referred to the team. To carry out comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide medical interventions for patients.
- Supporting staff to manage psychiatric emergencies.
- To conduct patient reviews and lead Multidisciplinary reviews, birth planning meetings, CPA reviews, discharge planning meetings and multi-professional meetings
- To be the responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and carry out duties in accordance with the code of practice.
- To carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and participate in Trusts risk management processes such as Health Risk Assessment and Management Meetings (H-RAMM) and Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangement (MAPPA) Meetings if required.
- To provide medical leadership to the team.
- Maintain high level of effective communication with other parts of the Mental health service across the Trust, across maternity services and primary care.
- Liaison with families / carers
- Liaison with aspects of the Criminal Justice System regarding patients, where necessary.
- Liaising with other stakeholders and interested parties.
Please see job description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent
- MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent
Transport
Essential
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Eligibility
Essential
- MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty Learning Disability Psychiatry
- Excellent knowledge in specialty Learning Disability Psychiatry
- Excellent knowledge in specialty Learning Disability Psychiatry
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Has actively participated in clinical audit
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
- MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent
- MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent
Transport
Essential
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Eligibility
Essential
- MRCPsych or MRCPsych equivalent
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Excellent knowledge in specialty Learning Disability Psychiatry
- Excellent knowledge in specialty Learning Disability Psychiatry
- Excellent knowledge in specialty Learning Disability Psychiatry
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
Essential
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Has actively participated in clinical audit
Desirable
- Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
- Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
- Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
- Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications
- Has led clinical audits leading to service change
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
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).
