Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry
Posted 5 days 12 hours ago by North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Permanent
Full Time
Academic Jobs
Merseyside, Knowsley, United Kingdom, L34 0
Job Description
Main area Speciality Doctor Grade Specialty Doctor Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (PAs- 10 (SPA- 2, DCC- 8 Job ref 350-MED
Site Harry Blackman House, Peasley Cross Hospital Town St Helens Salary £59,175 - £95,400 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/08/:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
Job overview Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking anoutstanding Specialty Doctorto join our dynamicCrisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHT) in the Mid Mersey Division. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality, person-centred care to individuals experiencing acute mental health crises, while working within a highly skilled and compassionate multidisciplinary team.
The CRHT operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing intensive support to service users in theleast restrictive environment. The team plays a vital role in reducing hospital admissions and supporting recovery at home.
Base: Harry Blackman House, St Helens
Additional Sites: The Brooker Centre (Halton) & Knowsley Resource Centre (Knowsley)
Main duties of the job
There is an expectation that you will provide supervision to the NMP in the team and also to the junior medical staff. This will be incorporated into the job plan.
Working for our organisation 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 and are 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.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. 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.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities This will consist of patient reviews and home Visits to see urgent or emergency reviews for patients open to the team although the bulk of cases will be reviewed on site.
It is desirable that the post holder has Mental Health Act Section 12(2) status.
Management of complex cases and advice on patient care to other team members.
Clinical leadership of team by participating in team MDTs to discuss allocations of patients and dispense the responsibilities under that Role for such patients as per the MHA Code of Practice.
Care plan and treatment formulation, guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
Liaison and collaborative working with other services/agencies.
Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working.
To participate in annual appraisal for specialty doctor.
To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
To participate annually in a job plan review with the line manager.
To comply with the Trust's agreed policies.
Person specification Qualifications
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust's guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration. Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team ( or email ) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team can prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate, unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website -
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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Site Harry Blackman House, Peasley Cross Hospital Town St Helens Salary £59,175 - £95,400 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/08/:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
Job overview Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking anoutstanding Specialty Doctorto join our dynamicCrisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHT) in the Mid Mersey Division. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality, person-centred care to individuals experiencing acute mental health crises, while working within a highly skilled and compassionate multidisciplinary team.
The CRHT operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing intensive support to service users in theleast restrictive environment. The team plays a vital role in reducing hospital admissions and supporting recovery at home.
Base: Harry Blackman House, St Helens
Additional Sites: The Brooker Centre (Halton) & Knowsley Resource Centre (Knowsley)
Main duties of the job
- Provide expertclinical care,leadership, anddecision-makingwithin the CRHT.
- Delivertimely responsesto referrals, ensuring early intervention and crisis resolution.
- Act as agatekeeperfor all hospital and crisis bed admissions within the local division.
- Facilitateearly dischargefrom inpatient units through robust home treatment plans.
- Offertherapeutic interventionsin the community, tailored to individual needs.
- Work collaboratively withfamilies, carers, andreferring professionals to ensure holistic care.
There is an expectation that you will provide supervision to the NMP in the team and also to the junior medical staff. This will be incorporated into the job plan.
Working for our organisation 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 and are 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.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. 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.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities This will consist of patient reviews and home Visits to see urgent or emergency reviews for patients open to the team although the bulk of cases will be reviewed on site.
It is desirable that the post holder has Mental Health Act Section 12(2) status.
Management of complex cases and advice on patient care to other team members.
Clinical leadership of team by participating in team MDTs to discuss allocations of patients and dispense the responsibilities under that Role for such patients as per the MHA Code of Practice.
Care plan and treatment formulation, guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness.
Liaison and collaborative working with other services/agencies.
Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working.
To participate in annual appraisal for specialty doctor.
To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council, Mental Health Act Section 12(2) approval, and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
To participate annually in a job plan review with the line manager.
To comply with the Trust's agreed policies.
Person specification Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
- Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
- Experience in general adult psychiatry minimum 3 years
- In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
- Experience in old age psychiatry or other speciality
- Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
- 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
- Experience in working previously in similar roles at a relevant level
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
- 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
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust's guaranteed interview scheme you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration. Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team ( or email ) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team can prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate, unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website -
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
. click apply for full job details