Job summary
The post has arisen due to the previous incumbent moving to an inpatient ward based post.
The successful candidate will work alongside three other community based consultant colleague to provide assessment and psychiatric treatment for Older Adults in the Cambridge locality (includes Cambridge City, Ely and the South Cambridge Villages). In total, the Cambridge locality covers 38 GP practices and is managed within 9 PCNs. In the last 12 months there were 2,639 people referred to OPMH services, of which 483 were for psychiatry out patient input. This post is focussed on Cambridge City (covering 19 GP surgeries). The post holder will, in conjunction with other consultant colleagues, provide medical leadership for an experienced multi-disciplinary mental health team providing services for patients with both functional and organic illness. The mental health team comprises of one band 7 nurse practitioner, band 6 CPNs, band 6 OTs, psychology and team support workers. This team sits within larger 'Neighbourhood teams' which also include district nurses, community OT, physio, SALT and specialist nursing.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work alongside community based consultant colleagues to provide medical leadership for an experienced multi-disciplinary mental health team delivering assessment and treatment for patients with both functional and organic illness.
The post holder will have a key role in developing links with the wider MDT and with colleagues in primary care.
Inpatient care and medical input into the Older People's Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team is provided by consultant colleagues. A liaison psychiatry service operate within the acute care system and the post holder will work closely with them to ensure care is well co-ordinated.
The job plan is flexible to take account of clinical and professional interests, including time within the job plan for suitably qualified and motivated individuals to develop interests such as teaching and research or develop clinical interests such as psychotherapy.
About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of ourethnic minority andLGBTQ+ communities.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties
Clinical
- To lead the multidisciplinary team in providing excellent psychiatric care
- To provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans. Much of the work is providing assessments for new patients, many of whom are people referred for assessment of possible dementia. Patients are then discharged back to G.P. care or are taken in to the multi-disciplinary team where they are care co-ordinated by a team member and reviewed by the consultant as required.
- To lead weekly MDT meetings and ensure prompt reviews of unwell patients
- To work closely with the CRHTT OP, community teams and liaison services as patients move between these teams
- To deliver evidence based treatments
- To maintain accurate and up to date clinical records on the electronic patient record.
- To partake in providing cross cover for consultant colleagues for annual & study leave in order to maintain continuous service.
Leadership
- To contribute to clinical leadership for the Older Peoples Mental Health Services
Teaching/Education
Contribute to the psychiatry post-graduate teaching programme.
- Contribute to the psychiatry teaching programme for undergraduate medical students
- Contribute to the training and support of staff in within the wider MDT
- Contribute to postgraduate teaching as well as to continuing medical education activities.
- Maintain CPD activities. All consultants are members of peer groups. For new consultants mentoring is provided and they are helped to find an appropriate peer group. The current study leave budget for consultants is £600 per year for appropriate activities. CPD time is incorporated in to the job plan. On Friday mornings there is a weekly Drs CPD session including journal club, case discussions and management meetings.
- Consultants are encouraged to undergo the appropriate training and become educational supervisors for trainees.
Administration
- Work with CPFT to achieve agreed performance targets.
- Contribute to the collection and monitoring of clinical outcome data for service development and commissioning purposes.
- Participate in audit
- Participate in the administration of patient information systems and ensure that data are entered in accordance with service policies and guidance.
- Work in accordance with Trust and service policies and guidelines.
Management
- Work with the Service Director and Clinical Director to contribute to the management of Older Peoples Mental Health Service.
- To contribute to the planning and further development of Older Peoples Mental Health Services and of the wider community services.
- To attend meetings, relevant to the interests of the service.
Research
- The post-holder is expected to support the broader CPFT research endeavour where possible. It is anticipated that funding would become available for the right applicant to become involved in research, potentially acting as a principle investigator for clinical trials into dementia and other late life mental health disorders or making use of local opportunities to develop other research interests.
Clinical Governance
- The post-holder will be aware of, and act within, locally and nationally agreed protocols and actively involved in clinical governance within the service.
On-call
- The post holder may be required to take part in the consultant out of hours on call rota. Currently this is c1:25. There is support when on call from core and senior trainees. On call is currently remunerated at a rate of 3% subject to current monitoring and possible review.
Accountability
- The post holder will be accountable to the directorates clinical director (currently Dr Anna Forrest). They are also expected to work closely with the directorate ops director, currently Ashton Ntuli. Professional accountability is to the Trust Board through the Trust Medical Director, Dr Cathy Walsh.
Job Planning & Appraisal
- Job Plans are subject to regular review usually with the Clinical Director/ medical lead.
- Consultants are required to take part in the Revalidation and annual appraisal process under the supervision of the Medical Director and Responsible Officer, Dr Cathy Walsh.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties
Clinical
- To lead the multidisciplinary team in providing excellent psychiatric care
- To provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans. Much of the work is providing assessments for new patients, many of whom are people referred for assessment of possible dementia. Patients are then discharged back to G.P. care or are taken in to the multi-disciplinary team where they are care co-ordinated by a team member and reviewed by the consultant as required.
- To lead weekly MDT meetings and ensure prompt reviews of unwell patients
- To work closely with the CRHTT OP, community teams and liaison services as patients move between these teams
- To deliver evidence based treatments
- To maintain accurate and up to date clinical records on the electronic patient record.
- To partake in providing cross cover for consultant colleagues for annual & study leave in order to maintain continuous service.
Leadership
- To contribute to clinical leadership for the Older Peoples Mental Health Services
Teaching/Education
Contribute to the psychiatry post-graduate teaching programme.
- Contribute to the psychiatry teaching programme for undergraduate medical students
- Contribute to the training and support of staff in within the wider MDT
- Contribute to postgraduate teaching as well as to continuing medical education activities.
- Maintain CPD activities. All consultants are members of peer groups. For new consultants mentoring is provided and they are helped to find an appropriate peer group. The current study leave budget for consultants is £600 per year for appropriate activities. CPD time is incorporated in to the job plan. On Friday mornings there is a weekly Drs CPD session including journal club, case discussions and management meetings.
- Consultants are encouraged to undergo the appropriate training and become educational supervisors for trainees.
Administration
- Work with CPFT to achieve agreed performance targets.
- Contribute to the collection and monitoring of clinical outcome data for service development and commissioning purposes.
- Participate in audit
- Participate in the administration of patient information systems and ensure that data are entered in accordance with service policies and guidance.
- Work in accordance with Trust and service policies and guidelines.
Management
- Work with the Service Director and Clinical Director to contribute to the management of Older Peoples Mental Health Service.
- To contribute to the planning and further development of Older Peoples Mental Health Services and of the wider community services.
- To attend meetings, relevant to the interests of the service.
Research
- The post-holder is expected to support the broader CPFT research endeavour where possible. It is anticipated that funding would become available for the right applicant to become involved in research, potentially acting as a principle investigator for clinical trials into dementia and other late life mental health disorders or making use of local opportunities to develop other research interests.
Clinical Governance
- The post-holder will be aware of, and act within, locally and nationally agreed protocols and actively involved in clinical governance within the service.
On-call
- The post holder may be required to take part in the consultant out of hours on call rota. Currently this is c1:25. There is support when on call from core and senior trainees. On call is currently remunerated at a rate of 3% subject to current monitoring and possible review.
Accountability
- The post holder will be accountable to the directorates clinical director (currently Dr Anna Forrest). They are also expected to work closely with the directorate ops director, currently Ashton Ntuli. Professional accountability is to the Trust Board through the Trust Medical Director, Dr Cathy Walsh.
Job Planning & Appraisal
- Job Plans are subject to regular review usually with the Clinical Director/ medical lead.
- Consultants are required to take part in the Revalidation and annual appraisal process under the supervision of the Medical Director and Responsible Officer, Dr Cathy Walsh.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- CCT in Pyschiatry of Old Age - Candidates with CESR will be considered
- Approved Clinician Status or eligible to attend training.
Desirable
- MD or PhD
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
- Diploma in geriatric medicine
- Psychotherapy training
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Old Age Psychiatry
Desirable
- Experience of research
- Experience of service development
Characteristics
Essential
- Ability to work in a team.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the context of the service within the wider context of developments in the NHS. First hand experience of developing services in a constantly changing environment and to tight budgetary restraints would be an advantage.
- Candidates need to be effective teachers and trainers and also be able to guide their own continuing education and training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register
- MRCPsych or equivalent
- CCT in Pyschiatry of Old Age - Candidates with CESR will be considered
- Approved Clinician Status or eligible to attend training.
Desirable
- MD or PhD
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
- Diploma in geriatric medicine
- Psychotherapy training
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Old Age Psychiatry
Desirable
- Experience of research
- Experience of service development
Characteristics
Essential
- Ability to work in a team.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the context of the service within the wider context of developments in the NHS. First hand experience of developing services in a constantly changing environment and to tight budgetary restraints would be an advantage.
- Candidates need to be effective teachers and trainers and also be able to guide their own continuing education and training.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
