Consultant Psychiatrist Intellectual Disability Inpatient Services

Consultant Psychiatrist Intellectual Disability Inpatient Services

A unique opportunity has arisen for a new Consultant Psychiatrist within the Learning Disability Service. The service operates across Hull and East Riding, providing inpatient, Intensive Support and Community Learning Disability Services delivered by multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams.

Medical staff in the Trust are actively involved in teaching students in the Hull/York Medical School (HYMS), and there will be an opportunity for the post holder to become involved in this work.

This is an exciting post with the opportunity to help shape the future of Learning Disability Services for Hull and East Riding - you will need to be flexible, visionary and have the interpersonal skills to engage with patients and carers and develop excellent professional working relationships with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams.

Applicants must have full registration with the GMC. Applicants must be included on the GMC's Specialist Register or within 6 months of being included in the Specialist Register for Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work alongside 2 other Consultants and will be expected to provide a service across the range of pathways for both the Hull and East Riding areas, and will offer clinical input and support to multi-disciplinary teams within this specialist area as well as undertake urgent assessments when required and provide input to the Intensive Support Team.

Job responsibilities

The post holder would be expected to be approved as a Responsible Clinician or be willing to undertake training to obtain Section 12(2) MHA and will be expected to renew this approval according to agreed procedures.

The ability to commute within the Trust's geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport is essential.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• Additional clinical qualifications.

Other

• Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.
• Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months.
• Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
• Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment.
• In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice.

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• 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.

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning

• Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training.
• Ability to work in and lead team.
• Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement.
• Participated in continuous professional development.
• Participated in research or service evaluation.
• Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes.
• 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 or improved outcomes to patients.

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.