Job summary
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Specialty Doctor in Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) on a full or part-time basis. The post will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital and will primarily support the delivery of our Memory Clinic service.
The North Tyneside Mental Health Services for Older People is based within North Tyneside General Hospital and provides Psychiatric services for older people within much of North Tyneside. The North Tyneside Memory Clinic is based within a specialist department within North Tyneside General Hospital and offers clinic and home visit appointments. The service receives approximately 800 referrals a year and provides assessment, diagnostic, and post diagnostic support for those with possible dementia. The post holder would be primarily based in the Memory Service, supporting diagnosis and treatment of patients with dementia.
The post holder would work with other members of the MDT within the Memory Service, including nursing staff, OT, Psychology and Nursing assistants and are supported by an excellent admin team. There is Consultant input into the Memory Clinic, and we have a full-time F1 doctor and GP Registrar (split post Memory Clinic and Community Team). The team has a close working relationship and values all members of the MDT. The exact job plan will be agreed with the successful appointee.
Main duties of the job
The job plan will typically include an average of 8.5 Programmed Activities for Direct Clinical Care duties and 1.5 Programmed Activities for Supporting Professional Activities.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops. The post will be based within MHSOP department, North Tyneside General Hospital.
The post will be based with North Tyneside Memory Clinic providing medical input within Memory Services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops. The post will be based within MHSOP department, North Tyneside General Hospital.
The post will be based with North Tyneside Memory Clinic providing medical input within Memory Services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MBBS or equivalent
Desirable
- MRCPsych or working towards this
Experience
Essential
- Approximately four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty such as psychiatry training or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty
- Clinical Governance
- Experience & understanding of Quality Improvement & Audit Management
Desirable
- At least two years' experience of Psychiatry
- Experience working in Old Age Psychiatry
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- Experience of supervising junior doctors & nurse practitioners
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MBBS or equivalent
Desirable
- MRCPsych or working towards this
Experience
Essential
- Approximately four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty such as psychiatry training or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty
- Clinical Governance
- Experience & understanding of Quality Improvement & Audit Management
Desirable
- At least two years' experience of Psychiatry
- Experience working in Old Age Psychiatry
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- Experience of supervising junior doctors & nurse practitioners
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).
