Job summary
LIAISON OLD AGE CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRY WITH A SPECIAL INTEREST IN PALLIATIVE CARE
(QUEENS HOSPITAL - ROMFORD)
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.
Job Details:
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum (Pro-rata)
Contract
Substantive
Hours
Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 7.5:2.5)
On call
Frequency 1:50; Category A - 3% on call supplement
Location
Queen's Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford, Essex, RM7 0AG, & Saint Francis Hospice, Broxhill Road, Havering-Atte-Bower, Romford, Essex, RM4 1QH.
Main duties of the job
Qualifications needed:
Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
CCT or equivalent
Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it
Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it
Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
We are currently recruiting to an Older Adult Consultant Psychiatrist position for the Queen's Hospital Liaison Team, based at Queen's Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford, RM7 0AG, with additional palliative care input to Saint Francis Hospice, based at Broxhill Road, Havering-Atte-Bower, Romford, Essex, RM4 1QH. This is a new post, created following one consultant dropping their sessions and combining that with other resource made available by Siant Francis Hospice.
This is a new, substantive, full-time post - 10 PAs with 7.5 PA DCC and 2.5 SPA. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to this post as soon as possible.
You will work alongside another Old Age Consultant Psychiatrist (Dr Stephen O'Connor), a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist (Dr Gavin McKay), and a General Adult / Diabetes Consultant Psychiatrist (Dr Sally Daly), two Specialty Doctors who work across old age and general adult psychiatry, a senior trainee in old age psychiatry and a Foundation Year 2 doctor. You will supervise the FY2 doctor and share supervision responsibility for the Specialty doctors.
About us
Why NELFT?
NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering thebest careto the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.
With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Why Acute and Rehabilitation Directorate (ARD)?
ARD is proud of being front runners in its delivery of safe services in the least restrictive way, with well-developed Home Treatment Teams and Crises Services and a small, high quality bed base.
ARD is the ideal place to develop your management of acute mental illness, and to develop your leadership skills.
The directorate has a culture of continual learning, innovation, and development, and is currently implementing a mental health transformation plan across our services. This is after instituting and new way of looking after patients in crisis.
You will be expected to:
Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to older adult people with mental health needs, across Redbridge, Havering, Barking and Dagenham.
Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
Work directly with older adults and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external mental health providers and acute hospitals
Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative
Work alongside another Old Age Consultant Psychiatrist, a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist, and a General Adult / Diabetes Consultant Psychiatrist), two Specialty Doctors who work across old age and general adult psychiatry, a senior trainee in old age psychiatry and a Foundation Year 2 doctor.
Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.
To be successful in your application, you will need:
To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFTs values,
To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Older Adult mental health care,
Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care,
To be a team player
NELFT Benefits:
Relocation expenses
Career Development and training
Just & Compassionate Culture
Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support
Employee Assistance Programme
Health & Wellness initiatives
11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few
Retail Discounts
Flexible working and agile working
Cycle to work scheme
To apply for this role, please visit www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk or www.jobs.nhs.uk and search under job reference number 395-MED529-24.
For more information, hear directly from our clinicians in ARD, by accessing this video link: Working for NELFT in our ARD Medical Directorate
We encourage you to view our Trust website and read the news stories, which will give you more information about the breadth of the organisation and our innovative services. Please visit www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk/why-join-us or www.nelft.nhs.uk
Please also view our social media pages to get an insight into life at #TeamNELFT.
Twitter: @NELFT / NELFTCareers
LinkedIn: NELFT NHS Foundation Trust | LinkedIn
Facebook: NELFT | London | Facebook
Job description
Job responsibilities
Why Acute and Rehabilitation Directorate (ARD)?
ARD is proud of being front runners in its delivery of safe services in the least restrictive way, with well-developed Home Treatment Teams and Crises Services and a small, high quality bed base.
ARD is the ideal place to develop your management of acute mental illness, and to develop your leadership skills.
The directorate has a culture of continual learning, innovation, and development, and is currently implementing a mental health transformation plan across our services. This is after instituting and new way of looking after patients in crisis.
You will be expected to:
Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to older adult people with mental health needs, across Redbridge, Havering, Barking and Dagenham.
Provide senior medical support and guidance to the team
Work directly with older adults and their families and liaise as appropriate with other external mental health providers and acute hospitals
Support your peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst allowing them to work with their own initiative
Work alongside another Old Age Consultant Psychiatrist, a General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist, and a General Adult / Diabetes Consultant Psychiatrist), two Specialty Doctors who work across old age and general adult psychiatry, a senior trainee in old age psychiatry and a Foundation Year 2 doctor.
Commit to collaborative working, actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals, and agencies.
To be successful in your application, you will need:
To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFTs values,
To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Older Adult mental health care,
Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care,
To be a team player
NELFT Benefits:
Relocation expenses
Career Development and training
Just & Compassionate Culture
Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives
Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme
Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support
Employee Assistance Programme
Health & Wellness initiatives
11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few
Retail Discounts
Flexible working and agile working
Cycle to work scheme
To apply for this role, please visit www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk or www.jobs.nhs.uk and search under job reference number 395-MED529-24.
For more information, hear directly from our clinicians in ARD, by accessing this video link: Working for NELFT in our ARD Medical Directorate
We encourage you to view our Trust website and read the news stories, which will give you more information about the breadth of the organisation and our innovative services. Please visit www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk/why-join-us or www.nelft.nhs.uk
Please also view our social media pages to get an insight into life at #TeamNELFT.
Twitter: @NELFT / NELFTCareers
LinkedIn: NELFT NHS Foundation Trust | LinkedIn
Facebook: NELFT | London | Facebook
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCT or equivalent. Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it.
- GMC
Desirable
- Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it. Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
- Masters or Doctorate degree. A management qualification. ECDL or equivalent qualification. Experience in strategic development
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in older adults
- Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds. Working with interpreters and translators.
- An interest in and understanding of palliative care and mental health challenge in that context.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills.
- Excellent communication skills both verbally and written. Familiarity with a wide range of theoretical and clinical approaches. Ability to provide medical leadership to the multidisciplinary team and to function as an active member of the multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Clear thoughts on how to involve service users in service development and to provide a service which is experienced as being "service-user friendly".
- Practical experience in a short-term psychological therapy
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of the biological, psychological, and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidencebased management interventions.
- Up to date knowledge of recent DH documentation and NICE Guidelines.
Desirable
- An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF, and clinical governance priorities
- An understanding of Leadership and evidence of how this has been put into practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CCT or equivalent. Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it.
- GMC
Desirable
- Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it. Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register for Old Age Psychiatry or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
- Masters or Doctorate degree. A management qualification. ECDL or equivalent qualification. Experience in strategic development
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in older adults
- Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds. Working with interpreters and translators.
- An interest in and understanding of palliative care and mental health challenge in that context.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills.
- Excellent communication skills both verbally and written. Familiarity with a wide range of theoretical and clinical approaches. Ability to provide medical leadership to the multidisciplinary team and to function as an active member of the multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
- Clear thoughts on how to involve service users in service development and to provide a service which is experienced as being "service-user friendly".
- Practical experience in a short-term psychological therapy
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of the biological, psychological, and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidencebased management interventions.
- Up to date knowledge of recent DH documentation and NICE Guidelines.
Desirable
- An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF, and clinical governance priorities
- An understanding of Leadership and evidence of how this has been put into practice.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address
Queen’s Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford, Essex, RM7 0AG,
& Saint Francis Hospice, Broxhill Road, Havering-Atte-Bower, Romford
Essex
RM4 1QH
Employer's website
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
