Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Learning Disability

Consultant Psychiatrist in Adult Learning Disability

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

This is a replacement post which has become vacant as the previous Consultant Psychiatrist has retired.

The post is based within the Adult Learning Disability Community Team based in North Moor House-Northallerton and covers Hambleton & Richmondshire District plus Botton Village (A large Camphill Village Trust community in The North York Moors). Specifically, this service is commissioned by the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership.

Referrals are received in each locality; each team operates a local duty system and triages their own referrals providing advice and support to referrers. We work with a range of system partners including colleagues from Primary Care, Local Authority and a number of different Voluntary Sector partners.

Main duties of the job

The postholder's cases will also have a keyworker from the team, usually a community nurse. The team are highly regarded by local statutory and third sector partners with a good history of collaborative working. Services are provided in the Hambleton, Richmondshire and Botton Village areas, serving a total population of approximately 150,000. The Consultant holds clinics at North Moor House and home visits as needed. There is a good relationship with local mental health, CYPS & Older Person services, which also have offices based at North Moor House. There is a close working relationship with North Yorkshire Social services with whom there are regular meetings. Liaison meetings are also held with the Acute Liaison Team for South Tees Hospitals and with local GP practices on a rolling basis.

This is a community-based post. Patients requiring inpatient treatment where appropriate are admitted under Greenlight arrangements to Adult Mental Health wards. There is also access to Learning Disability Assessment and Treatment beds at Bankfields Court, Middlesbrough, which is part of TEWV services. RC responsibilities are managed by the inpatient Consultants.

About us

We are one of the largest specialist mental health and learning disabilities trusts in the country, with an annual income of £320m and a workforce of some 6,700 staff operating from around 100 sites in Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire and York and Selby. We provide a range of inpatient and community services to 2m people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, Scarborough, Whitby, Ryedale, Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.

We deliver our services by working in partnership with eight local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public.

Psychiatrists are essential contributors to our mental health teams. Service users expect and are justified to expect collaborative relationships with dedicated psychiatrists who work consistently as part of effective services. The Medical Directorate and Medical Development Team are striving to improve medical workforce recruitment and retention in a variety of ways and the cornerstone of these efforts is The TEWV Charter for the Medical Workforce.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for further information on this post. The job description has been approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Person Specification

Leadership

• 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.

Academic Skills & Lifelong Learning

• 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.

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
• Approved Clinician Status and Section 12 Status OR be able to achieve within 3 months.

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

• 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.

Experience

• Describe your clinical experience relevant to this job role.
• Any other experience that may be applicable.

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust