Consultant Psychiatrist Acute Inpatient in Early Intervention

Consultant Psychiatrist Acute Inpatient in Early Intervention

This consultant post was created 5 years ago after service changes including the expansion of early intervention services in the community. It has a focus on treatment of inpatients under the community early intervention in psychosis team (EQUIP), both males and females presenting with first episode of psychosis. Male patients are admitted to Ruth Seifert Ward, female to Gardner ward. Ruth Seifert ward is a 16-bedded acute admission ward specialising in the treatment, care and support of men in City and Hackney who need a period of hospital admission.

Main duties of the job

The postholder is responsible for the care and management of all the patients admitted under the Early Intervention team. The usual caseload is approximately 10-15 beds needed for early interventionpatients (7-10 males and 3-5 females) and 2-4 beds for out-of-area patients. The main base of the postholder is therefore Ruth Seifert Ward. The role includes providing the RC cover, focusing on consultant level assessment of any new admissions with established or suspected first episode of psychosis, or who are out of their catchment are, that have taken place, actively supporting an effective interface between the ward, HTT and EQUIP to facilitate safe early discharges from the inpatient unit, actively engaging with the relevant community teams, providing clinical leadership for the MDT on the ward, leading ward and management rounds and undertaking relevant reviews of inpatients, supporting the bed management processes and maintaining high quality care for the patients on the ward. This relatively new arrangement is an exciting opportunity to develop an innovative and forward thinking model of care for patients presenting with the first onset of psychotic illness and what they need when they require inpatient treatment.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities

For further information relating to this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification Education

• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Medical degree, MBBS or equivalent
• Section 12 Approval (Mental Health Act) and eligible to be temporarily (whilst acting-up) on the register of Approved Clinicians (MHA, 2007).
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.

Skills

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
• Ability to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
• Ability and commitment to work with service users in service development and delivery
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Ability to contribute to service planning, development, and management
• Formal leadership/management training

Knowledge

• Excellent knowledge of operation of acute adult mental health service.
• An understanding of relevant Government guidelines, targets and legislation

Clinical Experience

• Excellent experience of operation of acute adult mental health service
• Assessment and treatment of a wide range of mental health and psychological disorders with evidence-based interventions
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service - including good experience of work in acute mental health services, and/or experience of working in Early Intervention in Psychosis service
• Experience of contributing and/or leading on service planning, development and management

Teaching

• Ability to deliver teaching to graduates and undergraduates in medical and non-medical disciplines
• Excellent presentation skills
• Formal training in teaching methods

Research

• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives
• Research interest
• Research or audit published in peer-reviewed journals

Other

• An understanding and experience of working with service users from a socially deprived, multi-ethnic area
• Adequate health to fulfil the responsibilities of the post
• Able to travel between sites
• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative

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.

City & Hackney Management Offices, 1st Floor Brooksby House, Homerton Hospital, Homerton Row,

City & Hackney Management Offices, 1st Floor Brooksby House, Homerton Hospital, Homerton Row,