Specialty Doctor Yare Ward

Job summary

This post is for a speciality doctor for Yare Ward. Yare Ward is a mixed gender acute ward, based at Hellesdon Hospital in the city of Norwich. There are five wards at Hellesdon Hospital. Four wards predominantly serve the demand from Central Norfolk and one ward, the PICU, is countywide. However, to make best use of bed capacity there is no exclusion on admissions from other Trust areas. Yare Ward predominantly admits patients from Glaven and Waveney Wards where there is a need for a longer inpatient stay with a focus on rehabilitation.

The acute inpatient service is supported overall by five consultant psychiatrist posts and five specialty doctor posts (which would include this post holder). These posts are all dedicated inpatient posts. The service also has regular foundation year doctors, core trainees and senior trainees on placement. Yare Ward currently has a core trainee allocated (allocation does vary) and advanced practitioner. It also supports medical students. The whole inpatient service is also supported by Matrons and a Lead Nurse.

The inpatient service has close links with the Crisis and Home Treatment Team which in turn has dedicated psychiatry provision and is supported by a consultant nurse.

Main duties of the job

• Assessment and diagnosis of patients within the service
• Management of moderate to severe complex mental illnesses including personality disorder and dual diagnosis
• Support and promote the physical health and well-being of the service user group
• Use of Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation where clinically appropriate.
• Psychiatric review of ward patients
• Psychiatric involvement in CPA reviews and report preparation
• Use rating tools and/or outcome measures that it has been agreed the team will use
• Writing reports (e.g. For Hospital managers or Tribunals) on patients the post holder has seen and attendance at Professional and other multi-agency meetings as appropriate
• Clinical audit
• The opportunity to develop teaching skills if the candidate shows an aptitude and interest in teaching
• Cross cover for colleagues within the service on the days the post holder is at work may be required
• To provide consultancy, advice, support and intervention to the team and wider professionals
• The area of specific responsibility to be determined in conjunction with the other medical team
• To provide specialist assessment in complex cases and provide management strategies
• Working within the team to manage risk for those patients with complex disorders and risky behaviours
• Multi-disciplinary team working and liaising with other secondary care services and external stakeholders as required
• To work closely with the care coordinator or key worker within the team and other relevant teams

About us

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

Why work with us?

• Relocation allowance / removal benefit
• Protected time of 2.5 SPA per week (pro rata)
• Friendly Colleagues
• Encouragement and support for areas of special interest
• Subsidised gyms and free physio service
• We have a strong education reputation and close ties with both The University of Cambridge and The University of East Anglia
• Well established county wide teaching program
• Access and encouragement to partake in research and a well-established research network within the Trust
• Support for Quality Improvement, Audit and Service development
• Study leave budget of £600 annually.
• Forward thinking, clinically lead and innovative trust
• Flexibility can be considered for a degree of remote working

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Waveney Ward, Hellesdon Hospital

Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BE

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Waveney Ward, Hellesdon Hospital

Drayton High Road

Norwich

NR6 5BE

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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