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    Consultant Psychiatrist- Learning Disabilities Psychiatry - St. Helens, Merseyside, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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    The Trust is seeking 1 Consultant Psychiatrist for the St Helens Recovery team. We currently have 1WTE that has been vacant and filled by Agency Locum doctor.

    The post holder will take an active part in the clinical work of the team the majority of clinical work is based on site, but service users may also be seen at home, as required.

    Clinical work also includes report writing and attendance at Mental Health Act review tribunals. Helens was 175,308 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

    Hold Consultant Psychiatrist responsibility for St Helens Recovery Team


    Utilise a flexible approach to delivery of clinical care so that it best meets the needs of service users and carers.


    To act as team responsible clinician for the purposes of the Mental Health Act 1983 and carry out duties in accordance to the code of practice.

    Carry out comprehensive Risk Assessments and as required participate in Trust's risk management processes such as Health Risk Assessment and Management Meetings (H-RAMM)


    The post holder would need to have achieved Approved Clinician status , recognised by the Trust , by commencement of clinical duties as they are required to act in this capacity if responsible for CTO patients and any other patients subject to the Mental Health Act as part of the out of hours rota.

    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.


    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.

    Clinical work also includes report writing and attendance at Mental Health Act review tribunals.

    During annual leave cover the community arrangements are usually via the EIP consultant is made to manage the RC cover to the team.


    As mentioned earlier we have a number of different skill mixes who see patients in addition to the medical staff in the team.

    The full time Advanced Nurse practitioner and advance Clinical pharmacist (NMP) reviews patients including the lithium and depot clinic patients.

    In addition, the recovery team also runs nurse led Clozapine clinics.

    The medical input however will span the whole team based on need and appropriateness rather than any specific locality.


    There is an expectation from the post holder to provide supervision to the ANP and the NMP in the team and also to the junior medical staff.

    The trust supports all consultants to become members of a local CPD peer group.

    There are well established local PDP peer groups and further details will be provided upon appointment by the line manager.


    The Trust is aware of the need for senior psychiatrists to meet regularly for support and CPD and this is actively encouraged by the Trust Board.

    In addition to participation with other consultant colleagues in a programme of postgraduate educational meetings, there is a 3yr 30 day study leave allowance supported by a generous designated study budget per Consultant for CPD.

    Study leave is readily available and supported fully by medical managers.


    All consultant staff, as clinical leaders, are expected, and will be given opportunities to contribute to the business planning for the Mental Health Care division and, as appropriate, contribute to the broader strategic and planning work of the trust.


    The trust has a strong culture of medical leadership and management, and prides itself on the wide range of opportunities and support available to aspiring and established medical managers to further their skills, experience and responsibilities.

    Noir Thomas Chief medical officer and Responsible Officer.


    To ensure that all consultants and specialty doctors will participate in a satisfactory annual appraisal that will be sufficient to meet the requirements laid out by the GMC toward revalidation, the process of medical appraisal will be subject to methods that assure quality control.


    Job planning is conducted annually and led by the post holders Associate Clinical Director with support from the Clinical Director and Chief Operating Officer as necessary.

    (The doctors range of work is recorded electronically on software made available by the Trust. This is made available to the medical manager before the job planning meeting.

    The successful applicant will be expected to provide clinical supervision and training for any junior doctors based with the team according to the requirements laid down in the contract held between the Trust and the Postgraduate Dean.

    Each team should regularly provide a clinical attachment for at least one medical student, and Consultants are responsible for leading on their clinical teaching.


    Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and University of Liverpool have teamed up to create the Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC).

    A ground-breaking research facility based in Liverpool that will impact directly on NHS mental health services.


    He takes particular responsibility for the leadership and continued development of The Centre for Perfect Care (CPC) which as innovative service established to support continues improvement with the Trust and wider health system.

    The Trust is also keen to develop strategically important relationships with the Academic Health Science Network and other major partners.

    There is a well resourced and expanding clinical effectiveness, research and resource library developed within the Trust.

    It has dedicated spaces at Rathbone Hospital and Ashworth site where there is access to various databases both locally held and Internet based.

    MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

    Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
    Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative

    Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
    Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
    Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning
    Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
    Participated in continuous professional development
    Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
    Experienced in clinical research and / or service evaluation.
    Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
    Harry Blackman House, Peasley Cross Hospital


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