Trust Grade Core Trainee - Waterloo, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Waterloo, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Clinical Role In line with New Ways of Working, the post holder will provide a supportive role to the multi-disciplinary team.

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

The post holder will also be supported in developing a special interest in a clinical area, which meets the Trust objectives.

The post holder will be expected to be part of the allocation procedure within the team and be responsive and flexible to the needs of the team.

This forms part of a wider acute care system provided by the Trust and this service performs a crucial coordinating function to ensure that service users experience a smooth journey through the most appropriate care pathway.

The post holder will have access to senior colleagues for any advice or support.

Leadership The post holder will contribute to clinical and medical leadership within the Crosby CMHT taking a role in the development and provision of a safe, effective, evidenced-based, quality service.

The post holder will liaise closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team and other agencies within the community and within the Trust to support effective, collaborative, inter-agency working.

Administration Administration time is allocated in the job plan. Training duties Participation in undergraduate and postgraduate clinical teaching. Participation in the training of other disciplines. Taking part in continuing medical education within statutory limits.

Clinical governance and quality assurance Expected contribution to clinical governance and responsibility for setting and monitoring standards. Participation in clinical audit and other local assurance processes. Participation in service/team evaluation and the planning of future service developments.

Quality improvement Leads and manages a team in a way that supports the development of a culture of continuous improvement and learning.

Utilises a quality improvement approach to think systemically about complex problems, develop potential change ideas and test these in practice using a systematic QI methodology.

Empowers the team to resolve local issues on a daily basis using the tools and method of quality improvement without staff having to seek permission.

Promotes awareness and understanding of quality improvement, and shares learning and successes from quality improvement work.

General duties To manage, appraise and give professional supervision to junior medical staff as agreed between consultant colleagues and the medical director and in accordance with the Trusts personnel policies and procedures.

This may include assessing competences under the Modernising Medical Careers framework.

To ensure that junior medical staff working with the post holder operate within the parameters of the New Deal and are Working Time Directive compliant.

To undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients. To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively and submit this promptly to the Information Department.

To participate in service and business planning activity for the locality and, as appropriate, for the whole mental health service.

To participate in annual appraisal for consultants.

To attend and participate in the academic programme of the Trust, including lectures and seminars as part of the internal CPD programme.

To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.

Other duties From time to time it may be necessary for the post holder to carry out such other duties as may be assigned, with agreement, by the Trust.

It is expected that the post holder will not unreasonably withhold agreement to any reasonable proposed changes that the Trust might make.

Work programme It is envisaged that the post holder will work 10 programmed activities over 5 days.

Following appointment there will be a meeting at no later than three months with the clinical manager to review and revise the job plan and objectives of the post holder.

The overall split of the programmed activities is 8.5 to be devoted to direct clinical care and 1.5 to supporting professional activities.

The timetable is indicative only.

A formal job plan will be agreed between the post holder and associate clinical director or clinical manager three months after commencing the post and at least annually thereafter.

On-call and cover arrangements There is no on call commitment with the post but this is negotiable and the post holder may be able to join the first on call rota if they should wish to, or support the cover of rota gaps.

The post holder will have access to the 24-hour Health Assured service, which provides free counselling, including face-to-face, and well as legal and financial support, online CBT and wellbeing resources.

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