- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
- MRCPsych
- 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.
- 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.
- Shows empathy and sensitivity.
- Manages own time, workload and prioritises work.
- Able to use electronic records and use IT for email, internet and office software
- Copes under pressure.
- Works co-operatively in a multi-disciplinary team and able to delegate appropriately.
- Evidence of annual appraisal and commitment to appraisal and revalidation.
- Highly skilled in use of electronic records and IT at work
- Reflects on own performance and behaviour, seeking and acting on feedback.
- Able to influence and persuade to improve services
- Able to take on leadership role in multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge of structure and management of the NHS and the Trust.
- Shows commitment to quality through knowledge of quality improvement and lean thinking methodology OR able to achieve within one year of appointment
- Able to adapt to and lead service change.
- Able to take on a leadership role outside the multidisciplinary team.
- Understanding of NHS & wider health economy and its implications for the work of the Trust.
- Trained to standard equivalent to level 2 in TEWV Trust Quality improvement system
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
- Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT
- Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
- Included on the GMC Specialist Register in the relevant specialty.
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.
Consultant Psychiatrist in MHSOP - York, United Kingdom - Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
This post is for the East team for older people serviceswithin North and East of York Locality. The locality has an over 65 populationthat is approximately around The team receives about 432 referrals eachyear. The CMHT provides Monday Friday 9am - 5pm assessment and treatmentservices which include the provision of care for older people with functionalmental health problems as well as complex organic care for patients in theirown homes.
The East team receives approximately 55 to 60% of the NorthEast team referral.
Please see full job description attached for furtherdetails.
Main duties of the job
The post is based at the Huntington House, Jockey Lane, YorkYO32 9XW where CMHT is based too. The Consultant has a designated office spaceand secretarial support and periodic Foundation Year Trainee placement.This post holder will provide clinical and educational supervision to anyjunior doctor posted with them. A review is being carried out about thesecretarial support and the expectation is for this to improve in the future.There are no training posts attached to this job. Two Foundation year doctorposts are rotated amongst all MHSOP CMHT teams. Trust Grade doctor post areallocated to substantive consultant posts within the locality based on yearlyrecruitment initiative and clinical needs of the post. There is no Specialitydoctor post attached to this post.
The post holder is expected to see approximately 8 to 10 newpatients a month.
The team implements purposeful and productive communityservice model.
Post holder is expected to provide reciprocal leave crosscover for other MHSOP Consultants in the locality.
This is a full-time post. The Consultant will provide inputworking to direct clinical care ( and supporting professionalactivities ( SPA) work programme for the East team.
Please see full job description attached for furtherdetails.
About us
We are Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. We provide mental health and learningdisability services to people of all ages.
We deliver a range of community and in-patient care acrossadult mental health, children and young peoples services, mental healthservices for older people and forensic services. We have over 7,000 staff working across morethan 90 sites.
With an annual operating income of over £420 million, wework in partnership with local authorities, clinical commissioning groups,voluntary organisations, the private sector, as well as people who use ourservices, their families and carers.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
You will be expected to join a continuous professionaldevelopment (CPD) peer group. As aConsultant Psychiatrist you should be either be a member or affiliate of theRoyal College of Psychiatrists so that you are automatically enrolled on thecolleges CPD programme. It is expectedthat you will remain in good standing for CPD with the college.
You will use your peer group to help identify and reviewlearning objectives linked to clinical, academic and professional practice insupport of your CPD.
The Trust will approve reasonable requests for study leavewhich have been agreed by your CPD peer group.Approval is given by the Lead Psychiatrist.
You are entitled to 30 days study leave in any three-yearperiod. Less than full time consultantshave a pro rata entitlement.
As a consultant you will be requiredto attend an annual job plan review meeting with your associate medicaldirector or lead psychiatrist and managerial equivalent. This meeting will normally take place beforethe end of March each year. You willbring relevant data on workload in the previous year to the meeting, usingelectronic job planning software (SARD).
There is a need for a flexible approach to the pattern of workingwhich may change from time to time in line with the demands from various areasof the service and needs of the population.Changes will not be made to your consultants responsibilities withoutfull consultation.
The Trust has a well-established appraisal system which is monitored bythe Responsible Officer and the Trust Board, with the Trust being thedesignated body. Support and trainingwill be available through the Trusts Revalidation Team to help you becomeacquainted with the appraisal process and system.
Person SpecificationExperience
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Qualifications
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ACADEMIC SKILLS
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PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL QUALITIES
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LEADERSHIP
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ELIGIBILITY
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