Job summary
Provide specialist psychiatric services for assessment and treatment of adults with a learning disability and provide community psychiatric care to adults with a learning disability living in the catchment area for the post You will ensure clients are supported adequately to enable them to function optimally in the community and where they relapse they receive prompt and appropriate treatment to retain mental health and social functioning.
Please note this post attracts a Golden Hello payment of up to £5,000 (pro rata for LTFT) .Information on this can be obtained from the Medical Staffing Team on 0300 304 0393.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist psychiatric services for assessment and treatment of adults with a learning disability and provide community psychiatric care to adults with a learning disability living in the catchment area for the post You will ensure clients are supported adequately to enable them to function optimally in the community and where they relapse they receive prompt and appropriate treatment to retain mental health and social functioning.
About us
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a large NHS organisation that offers clinical and social care services to children, young people, adults and older adults, with emotional and mental health problems or learning disabilities. Services are provided to the people of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex with Children & Young People's Services provided across Sussex and Hampshire. The Trust operates as part of a wider network of health and social care and works in partnership with both statutory and non-statutory agencies. The Trust benefits from a thriving Sussex-wide psychiatry training scheme where Health Education Kent, Surrey and Sussex provide foundation, GP, core and higher trainees. We work closely with Brighton and Sussex Medical School; a partnership between the Universities of Brighton and Sussex. In 2015 we became a member of the Association of UK University Hospitals, the representative body for university hospitals with major teaching and research interests across the UK and internationally. Our vision is to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve. The clinical strategy and organisational strategy we have developed underpin this by providing frameworks to enable sustained improvements in the quality of care we provide.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is a for a part time Consultant post working within the Hastings and Rother Community Learning Disability Service, and is one of eleven Learning Disability Consultant Psychiatrist posts within the Trust. The team is co-located with Adult Social Care. There are 2 Community Learning Disability Teams (CLDT) in East Sussex; Eastbourne Downs & Weald and Hastings & Rother.
Each CLDT is closely joined with East Sussex County Council Social Care colleagues, and excellent joint working is prioritised by both agencies. Eastbourne Downs & Weald has a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist. The post holder will work alongside another part-time Consultant psychiatrist in the Hastings & Rother CLDT.
- Develop a clinical leadership role within the multidisciplinary team and across the service as a whole and work with colleagues and management to ensure optimal service delivery.
- Participate in business planning for the locality and, as appropriate, contribution to the broader strategic and planning work of the Trust.
- Lead the improvement of the quality of care within the team and contribute to improving quality across the system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is a for a part time Consultant post working within the Hastings and Rother Community Learning Disability Service, and is one of eleven Learning Disability Consultant Psychiatrist posts within the Trust. The team is co-located with Adult Social Care. There are 2 Community Learning Disability Teams (CLDT) in East Sussex; Eastbourne Downs & Weald and Hastings & Rother.
Each CLDT is closely joined with East Sussex County Council Social Care colleagues, and excellent joint working is prioritised by both agencies. Eastbourne Downs & Weald has a full-time Consultant Psychiatrist. The post holder will work alongside another part-time Consultant psychiatrist in the Hastings & Rother CLDT.
- Develop a clinical leadership role within the multidisciplinary team and across the service as a whole and work with colleagues and management to ensure optimal service delivery.
- Participate in business planning for the locality and, as appropriate, contribution to the broader strategic and planning work of the Trust.
- Lead the improvement of the quality of care within the team and contribute to improving quality across the system.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Additional clinical qualifications.
ELIGIBILITY
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- 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
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Experience in working with people with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Training in assessing people with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
Desirable
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- Additional clinical qualifications.
ELIGIBILITY
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- 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
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Desirable
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- Experience in working with people with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Training in assessing people with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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).
